Barnabás Varga collided with Angus Gunn, Scotland’s goalkeeper, and scared his teammates because he wouldn’t get up from the floor. There were tense moments in the middle of the meeting.
June 23, 2024, 10:02 p.m.
A player from Hungary suffered a strong collision with the goalkeeper and was taken off on a stretcher. (Video: ESPN / Photo: AP).
There were tense moments at the meeting Scotland and Hungary for the second date of group A of the Eurocup. Angus Gunn, Scottish goalkeeper, came out to reject a cross and collided with his teammate Anthony Ralston and also with the Hungarian striker Barnabas Vargawho took the worst part because when he fell he didn’t get up again.
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Gunn, in his eagerness to clear the ball, He hit Varga’s face with his left forearm., who fell to the floor unconscious, with his body motionless. For this reason, his teammates and the Argentine referee Fernando Tello began shouting for the doctors to come in.
Meanwhile, the audience fell silent and the substitutes began to clutch their heads. The Hungarian footballers who were on the playing field They used some blankets to cover the area during the time when Varga was being treated.
After several minutes of tension, the footballer was taken off on a stretcher.. The medical report is expected to give more details about his state of health.
What is known about Barnabás Varga’s health
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Hours later they gave more details about the forward. “Barnabás Varga broke several bones in his face and suffered a concussion”. They also published that he could undergo surgery and that he will spend the night in the same hospital.
The tweet from the Hungarian Federation reporting on Varga’s health status. (Photo: Capture X @MLSZhivatalos).
Photos from the moment of Barnabás Varga’s fall
The moment after the clash between Gunn and Varga. (Photo: AP).
Facundo Tello and the Hungarian players were scared by Varga’s situation (Photo: AP).
The footballers of the Hungarian National Team covered with blankets the moment they assisted Varga. (Photo: EFE).
Barnabás Varga left the stadium on a stretcher. (Photo: AP).
Euro 2024: Hungary won 1-0 at the end and eliminated Scotland
Hungary struck the blow by winning by 1-0 to Scotland in the last play of the game with a goal Kevin Csoboth. Thus, he added his first three points and maintains its chances of progressing to the round of 16 as one of the best third parties.
Scotland, which only added one point in the group stage, finished in fourth place in Group A and was outside the contest.
