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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
