Adam Szalai, a member of the Hungarian coaching team, who had a seizure, said on social media that he is fine.
On Saturday, the soccer Nations League match between the Netherlands and Hungary was interrupted when a member of the coaching team on the Hungarian bench Adam Szalai had a seizure and fell to the surface of the field.
The game was stopped for about 15 minutes due to the situation, but the Hungarian players decided that the game can be continued.
As soon as the match resumed, Holland received a penalty kick due to a hand foul by a Hungarian player. Holland took the lead when Wout Weghorst hit the ball from the spot into the net.
Weghorst has received fierce criticism after fanning his hit with a spectacularly ferocious knee slide. The reaction has been considered disrespectful considering Szalai’s situation.
Dutch media NOS says that Weghorst has understood the criticism he received and is sorry for his actions. According to the media, during the match, Weghorst did not think about what the ventilations would look like in that situation.
– Let it be clear that his life is more important than my goal. I hope I don’t have to explain it to anyone, the player said the BBC by.
According to the 32-year-old forward, feelings of relief and freedom were behind the enthusiastic vents. He felt that due to the long break before, the penalty in question was one of the most difficult ones he had taken.
Soccer site Goal according to Weghorst went at halftime to ask the Hungarians what the coach’s situation was.
The Hungarian Football Association commented in the evening that Szalai is conscious and his condition is stable.
Since then, Szalai himself has commented on his situation, among other things, in the stories of his Instagram account.
“Thanks for the many messages, I’m fine,” Szalai, who was taken from the stadium to the hospital, wrote in the story he published with a heart emoji. Instagram stories are visible for 24 hours after their publication.
The match ended with a 4–0 victory for Holland.