Petir Sambar Pesepakbola Peru Saat Laga Berlangsung
Peruvian Footballer in Serious Condition after Being Struck by Lightning During Cup Match

Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Rabu, 10 Desember 2014
Joao Contreras dirawat di lapangan setelah pingsan dan dibawa ke rumah sakit, di mana ia dirawat karena luka bakar tingkat kedua (Foto: mirror.co.uk)

PESEPAKBOLA Peru menjalani perawatan serius di rumah sakit setelah ia disambar petir saat berdiri menunggu dimulainya laga di babak kedua.

Joao Contreras, 21, bermain untuk Sport Aguila melawan Fuerza Minera di leg kedua semifinal Copa Peru, Selasa, ketika insiden itu terjadi.

Syukurlah dia selamat, karena Sport Aguila awalnya mengumumkan bahwa pemain mereka tewas, tapi kabar duka tersebut ternyata tidak benar.

Dia dirawat di lapangan setelah pingsan dan dibawa ke rumah sakit, di mana ia dirawat karena luka bakar tingkat kedua.

Seorang hakim garis juga tersambar petir pada saat yang sama dan segera ditangani tenaga medis di lapangan, tetapi lolos dari maut dengan luka ringan.

Semi final leg pertama Copa Peru berakhir 6-3 untuk Fuerza Minera, dan leg kedua berakhir 1-1 di babak pertama saat pertandingan dihentikan, seperti dilansir mirror.co.uk.


A PERUVIAN footballer is in a serious condition in hospital after he was struck by lighting while waiting for the second half of a match to kick-off.

Joao Contreras, 21, was playing for Sport Aguila against Fuerza Minera in the Copa Peru semi-final second leg on Tuesday when the incident happened.

Amazingly Sport Aguila initially announced that their player had died, but this proved to be incorrect.

He was treated on the pitch after collapsing and taken to hopsital, where he was treated for second degree burns.

A linesman was also struck by the lightning bolt at the same time and received medical attention at the ground, but he escaped with minor injuries.

The first leg of the Copa Peru semi-final finished 6-3 to Fuerza Minera, and the second leg was 1-1 at half-time when the match was suspended.

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