Player dies after colliding with goalkeeper during Spanish professional soccer match; police investigate ‘negligent homicide’

[Financial News]  

A player died after colliding with the opposing goalkeeper during a Spanish professional league soccer match. Police have launched an investigation into suspected negligent homicide.
According to AP on the 3rd (local time), professional soccer club Tenerife announced that its forward Jesús de Miguel, 30, died after suffering cardiac arrest following a collision on the pitch.
The incident occurred during a match played on the 2nd.
The incident occurred at Tenerife’s Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium, with the score tied 2-2 and seven minutes of second-half stoppage time elapsed. De Miguel collided with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono, who had rushed out near midfield to clear the ball, and was struck in the chest.
De Miguel was taken to hospital as a result of the collision, and Owono was sent off. The match, which was tied 2-2, was declared void.
De Miguel suffered serious injuries to his chest and head and was taken to the hospital’s intensive care unit, but his condition worsened and he eventually died.
Spanish police said on the 3rd that an investigation had been opened. Under Spanish law, deaths not caused by natural causes, such as deaths resulting from accidents, are subject to investigation.

[email protected] Song Kyung-jae Reporter