Early morning June 30 (Vietnam time), Germany vs Denmark is the second match of the round of 16 of EURO 2024. The match takes place at BVB Dortmund stadium in Dortmund city.
The two teams played until the 35th minute when referee Michael Oliver decided to blow the whistle and asked the players from both sides to go to the technical area. At that moment, a loud thunderclap and lightning struck near the stadium.
A light rain fell when the match stopped, but after the referee and players entered the technical area, the rain began to pour harder. After a few minutes, the English referee asked the members of both teams to go to the changing rooms as the rain became heavier.
During the heavy rain, people saw many stones falling on the grass.
The pause didn’t last long. The game resumed less than 30 minutes after the pause. That’s when social media was abuzz with questions and information.
There are those who don't think the game should have been stopped, but there is a very good reason for that decision when there is uncertainty about playing in such conditions.
Many matches are still played in the rain, but when lightning is involved, safety must come first, especially after Danish football suffered a horrific experience many years ago.
While the decision to halt things due to lightning strikes near the stadium may seem overly cautious to some, it was the right move considering what happened to a Danish player in 2009.
Jonathan Richter - who at the time played for FC Nordsjælland and was managed by the current Danish national team coach, Kasper Hjulmand - was struck by lightning in the middle of a match.
The shocking incident left Richter with a significant portion of his left leg missing, ending his professional football career at just 24 years old. But considering how dangerous lightning can be, it could have been much worse.
While playing on July 20, 2009, Richter was struck by lightning in the middle of the field, causing his heart to stop immediately. He fell into a coma and remained in that state for nearly 2 weeks.
About a month after the incident, the decision was made to amputate a significant portion of Richter's left leg.
Prior to that, he played 70 matches for FC Nordsjælland and scored 9 goals.
Richter recovered but never played professional football again. However, he remained active in football and from 2015 to 2021 he served as sporting director of FC Græsrødderne in the fourth tier of Danish football.
Source: https://laodong.vn/bong-da-quoc-te/sam-set-ly-do-chinh-de-tam-dung-tran-duc-dan-mach-1359593.ldo
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