Belgian goalkeeper dies after saving penalty

Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel died aged 25 after he collapsed on the pitch on Saturday moments after saving a penalty for an novice workforce.

Winkel Sport B, who play within the second provincial division of West Brabant in Belgium, had been 2-1 up in opposition to Westrozebeke when their opponents had been awarded a penalty within the second half.

According to studies in Belgian media, Espeel saved the spot kick however dropped to the bottom instantly afterwards. Emergency companies rushed to assist Espeel and tried to revive him with a defibrillator however he was pronounced lifeless shortly after he was taken to a hospital.

The sport was performed on the membership’s residence floor in Sint-Eloois-Winkel within the West Flanders Province.

“Winkel Sport is in very deep mourning by the sudden death of Arne Espeel,” the membership mentioned in an announcement. “We wish family and friends of Arne our heartfelt condolences in this heavy loss. Football is an afterthought.”

An post-mortem was scheduled to have taken place on Monday to find out the reason for Espeel’s loss of life. A report within the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper mentioned greater than 1,000 folks turned as much as pay tribute to Espeel on Monday night.