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GFA slips up Press Trust of India MARGAO, Dec. 28. � The Goa Football Association has not really learnt a lesson from the tragic on-field death of Dempo striker Cristiano Junior, as it failed to provide medical facilities to a player during a local second division league match at Varca ground here on Sunday, nearly costing him his life. Ten minutes into the match, the goalkeeper of Mundvel Sports Club, Alex, and a ABC Benaulim Sports Club midfielder went in for an aerial ball. It is believed that the midfielder�s elbow hit Alex on the chest, leaving him unconscious on the ground for nearly five minutes. With no medical facilities provided by the GFA, one of the players gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation which helped Alex to regain consciousness. He was later taken to a doctor who said his condition was stable. A GFA official admitted that Sunday�s incident was an eye opener. He said the association should arrange for medical requirements during all the GFA leagues matches. �We spend quite an amount on the referees and the match commissioners to supervise a match. Requisitioning the services of a doctor would not make much difference,� he said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org
