Jun 25, 2024, 7:20 PM ET
Assistant referee Humberto Panjoj collapsed on the field of the Copa América match between Canada and Peru, in Kansas City
The match of matchday 2 of Group A of the America Cupbetween Canada and Peruwas interrupted in the last minutes of the first half, because the assistant referee Humberto Panjoj He vanished on the field of play.
In the final minutes of the first half, and with the intense heat that is registered in Kansas City, with a thermal sensation of 40 degrees inside the field, the second referee assistant, the Guatemalan Humberto Panjoj He collapsed.
Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau ran to assist him and in the following minutes the medical team attended to the flag bearer, who left the game on a stretcher.
The second assistant designated for the game they play Peru and Canadathe Guatemalan Humberto Panjojcollapsed shortly before the end of the first half for reasons that are still unknown and in the midst of intense heat that hovers around 40 degrees at Children’s Mercy Park.
The forecasts called for a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius at game time, with a wind chill of up to 40 degrees.
The refereeing body for the match was made up of Mario Alberto Escobar as central referee, Luis Ventura and Humberto Panjoj as standard bearers.
Who replaced the assistant referee in Peru vs Canada
The assistant referee Humberto Panjoj He fell to the grass and had to be taken off on a stretcher, after being in the sun throughout the first half of the match. America Cup between Peru and Canada.
Canada’s starting goalkeeper, Maxime Crépeau, was the first to run to assist the assistant and request the entry of the medical teams.
Several minutes later, the assists took Panjoj off on a stretcher.
The place he left Humberto Panjoj the fifth assistant referee took it, Ricardo Baren from Ecuador.
