FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono says he’s enduring ‘probably the most tough days of my life’ following the dying of the Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel.
The 30-year-old died in hospital on Tuesday following a problem from Owono throughout FC Andorra’s recreation towards Tenerife within the Spanish second division on Monday.
De Miguel suffered a cardiac arrest after Owono had sprinted from his purpose in the direction of the midway line and struck the Tenerife striker within the chest together with his knee as he tried to clear the ball.
After being taken to hospital, Tenerife described De Miguel’s situation as ‘secure’ on Monday night time however the membership issued a second replace within the early hours of Tuesday morning which stated that his ‘medical situation has deteriorated neurologically.’
De Miguel died afterward Tuesday morning, whereas police in Spain have opened an investigation for potential involuntary manslaughter.
In his first assertion since De Miguel’s dying, Owono says he’ll ‘face no matter comes with the utmost respect’.
‘These are probably the most tough days of my life. I’m struggling to seek out the phrases and discovering it very exhausting to course of what has occurred,’ Owono stated.
‘I really feel immense ache on the lack of Jesus. I’m considering of him, his household, and all of the individuals who beloved him.
‘I do know there will probably be many points to deal with, and I’ll face no matter comes with the utmost respect. However proper now, actually, I can’t consider something apart from Jesus and the ache we’re experiencing. Relaxation in peace, Jesus.’
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The membership added on the finish of the assertion: ‘FC Andorra requests the utmost sensitivity and respect.’
On Tuesday, Owono obtained help from his nationwide workforce, Equatorial Guinea, following De Miguel’s dying.
Venancio Tomas Ndong Micha, the president of the Equatorial Guinean Soccer Federation, stated: ‘I really feel it’s essential to convey our full solidarity and help presently to our participant, Jesus Lazaro Owono.
‘We all know that, as an involuntary participant on this deadly incident in the course of the match, he’s experiencing this case with profound misery and anguish.
‘The Equatorial Guinean Soccer Federation provides him our full private {and professional} help, absolutely conscious of the severity of this occasion—one thing nobody in our sport ever needs to witness.
‘We share in your mourning and stay fully at your disposal. Please settle for our deepest respect and help throughout these most tough instances.’
FC Andorra defender Lautaro Spatz, who helped carry De Miguel off the pitch on a stretcher, additionally defended Owono, insisting his teammate would ‘by no means deliberately harm anybody’.
‘There are moments when soccer stops making sense. Moments that stick with you eternally and make you realise simply how fragile life will be. What we’ve got skilled is one thing none of us will ever overlook. A tragedy that has left us fully heartbroken, speechless and with a disappointment that’s tough to place into phrases,’ Spatz wrote on Instagram.
‘To begin with, I want to categorical my most honest condolences and ship all my like to the household, buddies and family members of Jesus, in addition to to the complete Chicharrera fanbase and the soccer neighborhood.
‘Since yesterday, the complete FC Andorra squad has been shocked, devastated and deeply affected by what has occurred. It’s a tragedy that we may by no means have imagined experiencing on a soccer pitch.
‘I might additionally prefer to say just a few phrases about my team-mate, goalkeeper and good friend, who has been deeply affected by what occurred. These of us who know him know what sort of individual he’s, how a lot he’s struggling at this second, and that he would by no means deliberately harm anybody.
‘In soccer, accidents occur, however no person may ever think about that one among them may result in such tragic penalties. Right this moment, soccer doesn’t matter. All that issues is standing collectively in grief, exhibiting the utmost respect and sending all our energy to the household and everybody affected by this horrible loss. Relaxation in peace, Demi.’
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