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Goalkeeper defended after player's death in collision
After a Tenerife forward died following a chest collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono, teammate Lautaro Spatz defended him as a person of good character.
In brief
After a Tenerife forward died following a chest collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono, teammate Lautaro Spatz defended him as a person of good character. FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono is under investigation after Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died from cardiac arrest following a collision during…
Forward dies after collision with goalkeeper
Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel, thirty years old, died after suffering cardiac arrest from a chest collision with FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono during their match on Monday.
How the collision happened
De Miguel was disputing a ball near midfield when Owono ran from the opposite direction and struck him in the chest in an apparent attempt to clear the ball. Owono received a direct red card.
Teammate defends goalkeeper's character
Argentine defender Lautaro Spatz, Owono's FC Andorra teammate, wrote on social media that Owono would never intend to harm anyone and that he knows what kind of person he is.
“Jamás tendría intención de hacerle daño a nadie”
Spatz on tragic accidents in football
Spatz wrote that football contains accidental actions but nobody can imagine one could have such tragic consequences. He also expressed condolences to De Miguel's family.
“En el fútbol existen acciones fortuitas, pero nadie puede imaginar que una de ellas pueda terminar con unas consecuencias tan trágicas”
Owono faces online abuse and investigation
After De Miguel's death became public on Tuesday, Owono deactivated his Instagram account after receiving dozens of insults, with some users calling him a murderer. Spanish police opened a homicide investigation.
Prosecutor says criminal case unlikely
The chief prosecutor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, José Luis Sánchez-Jáuregui, told Spanish news agency EFE that a criminal process was unlikely because the collision occurred during the match.
The big picture
FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono is under investigation after Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died from cardiac arrest following a collision during their match on Monday.
