A Croatian footballer has died after being hit in the chest by a ball.
Bruno Boban was shot at close range in the chest during Marsonia’s encounter with Slavonija Pozega in the Croatian Third Football League.
The 25-year-old appeared to be fine at first, but seconds later he collapsed and appeared to lose consciousness.
Players and doctors rushed to the field to help Boban.
Doctors tried to resuscitate him for 40 minutes, to no avail.
Boban was pronounced dead on the ground, although his cause of death has not yet been announced.
The team paid tribute to Boban on Facebook, saying all players and staff “express their deepest condolences to the family for this tragic loss.”
Bruno Boban, 25, was pronounced dead on the ground. (Instagram: Bruno Boban)
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