06:56 PM
During the development of the commitment between Peru and Canada in the America Cup which is disputed in USA, An emergency occurred that generated fear among the players and spectators, since one of the linesmen of the match fainted.
Apparently, a heatstroke caused the line assistant to collapse on the field and he was treated first by the Canadian goalkeeper, Maxime Crepeau, who saw him fall to the grass.
As extra time was being played in the first half of the match between Canada and Peru, Guatemalan linesman Humberto Panjoj fainted and was initially treated by the players who turned him over to help him.
The first to arrive was the Canadian goalkeeper, Maxime Crepeau, who saw him fall to the grass and immediately ran to help him, and although he initially recovered and managed to stand up, he then fell again, but fortunately the doctors had already entered and managed to stabilize him.
The assistant was removed on a stretcher and taken by ambulance to a nearby medical center where he is treated and rigorous tests are performed to recover him and define the causes of his fainting.
Initially, there is talk of heat stroke, due to the high temperatures that the United States is experiencing these days.
Given the complex situation, he had to be replaced by the fifth referee, the Ecuadorian Ricardo Baren.
