Waalwijk played for Ajax in the 7th round match of the Dutch championship.
In the 85th minute the home team’s goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen he collided with an Ajax attacker Brian Brobbey. The attacker hit the goalkeeper with his knee at high speed.
Club doctors used a defibrillator to provide first aid to Vaessen. The players lined up around Etienne to shield him from prying eyes, and the stadium staff spread the tarpaulin for this purpose.
Some players cried, but Brobbey prayed. After receiving help, the goalkeeper was taken off the pitch on a stretcher and then admitted to hospital when he was already conscious. His condition is not known at this time.
Ajax was ahead (3:2), but the match was not over.
