EURO 2021 | Extraordinary case! Eriksen, fight for life: from fear to relief, the day that shocked the European!

The Inter midfielder collapsed to the ground on his own in the 43rd minute of the match between his Denmark and Finland. Then the silence of the stadium, 12 minutes to save him, the rush to the hospital, and then the good news: “He’s out of danger.”

“Christian Eriksen has woken up and remains in a stable condition. He will stay in the hospital to undergo further tests.”

The Danish is the one that makes the world breathe a sigh of relief for the condition of the Inter player, who collapsed to the ground in the 43rd minute of the third match of the European Championship, Denmark-Finland, which started at 6 o’clock in Copenhagen. .

After the break, it resumed at 20.30, at the request of the players of both teams who decided to return to the field after learning that Eriksen was better.

“Eriksen is breathing and can talk: he is out of danger,” the player’s agent,

Martin Schoots, told a Danish radio station after speaking to the father of the 29-year-old Inter player. Peter Møller, Denmark’s technical director, told Danish public television that Eriksen spoke to his team-mates from his hospital bed, reassuring them of his condition and telling them he wanted them to continue the match.

FEAR

An “acarte” silence has plagued the “Parken” stadium in Copenhagen. In the 43rd minute of the Denmark-Finland match, Eriksen collapses near the touchline while heading towards a team-mate’s throw-in to collect the ball. Suddenly, his legs give way, and Eriksen falls face first. It soon becomes clear that it is something serious. Danish players put their hands to their heads, teammates motion for medics to rush in. The first to intervene to save Eriksen is Maehle, who tries to open his friend’s mouth to stick out his tongue and prevent him from choking.

Soon after comes Simon Kjaer, the captain: it is he who opens Eriksen’s mouth, and sticks out his tongue. The medical personnel enter, then immediately after other workers of the health staff. Eriksen remains motionless, on the ground. A heart massage is needed, repeated. Denmark’s players stand in the form of a shield surrounding their friend to prevent any image that may appear in the media, and they do very well. Silence falls over the stadium. Heart massage continues for a long time, the intervention of health workers will last 12 minutes.

People hug each other, terror on their faces. Danish coach Hjulmand runs to the stands while talking on the phone. Eriksen’s wife asks to enter the pitch, is hugged by Hjulmand himself and then by Kjaer and Schmeichel. Eleven minutes of terror. Then Eriksen is put on a stretcher and leaves the “Parken”, intubated, amid the applause of the spectators to reach the nearby hospital Rigshospitlaet.

Eriksen is already conscious when he leaves the field. He is intubated but conscious. As Eriksen is being transported to Rigshospitlaet hospital, from the stadium, his teammates wait and pray. The match has been suspended: UEFA, Denmark and Finland must decide whether to postpone it or restart it. Then it is decided to develop.

June 13, 2021

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