Beiranvand continued to play after the hit
Iranian Alireza Beiranvand, 30, was groggy after just ten minutes against England.
However, the goalkeeper continued to play for a few more minutes.
– It’s absolutely crazy that he keeps playing, says Jonas Ericsson at SVT.
The match between England and Iran was miniscule for just 10 minutes when Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand was knocked down by his team-mate after a set stop.
The player was off the field for several minutes and received medical attention.
stomach prey
Once he stood up, he seemed noticeably taken in.
In parallel, Iran was preparing for a change in which Hossein Hosseini would come in Biranvand’s place.
But suddenly the goalkeeper continued to play – for two minutes and then sat down again.
Once they were out on the lawn again, paramedics ran in with a stretcher and took Beeranvand away.
critical
In the SVT studio, the decision to allow the 30-year-old to play at all after the strike was criticized.
– Between the benches there is a neutral team doctor who looks at the pictures and says that this is a concussion, and this player should not play any more. This treatment would have been faster, because it is absolutely insane for him to keep playing given the severity of the blow, says expert Jonas Ericsson.
New to this year’s World Championships is the introduction of what is called a concussion switch. This means that Iran should not have considered changing the guard as an alternative.
