Netherlands striker Bas Dost collapsed on the pitch and had to be revived

The forward of the Netherlands national team and currently a player for NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie, Bas Dost, collapsed this Sunday almost at the end of the game in which the attacker was the main protagonist.

During the match against AZ Alkmaar, Dost had been the great figure by scoring his team’s first goal and assisting the second in which Magnus Mattson scored to give NEC the victory, but his outstanding performance had a bittersweet end when the 9 was He fainted at minute 90 of the match.

In the middle of the field and far from where the ball was, the Dutchman fell unconscious on the field of play and when his teammates and rivals noticed, they immediately requested medical assistance.

With the event, the leader of the party stopped the match while they treated Dost and the 22 players went to cover him to protect his privacy while they treated him.

According to the NEC, Dost had to be resuscitated and left the field on a stretcher and directly to an ambulance that took him to a nearby hospital.

For the peace of mind of those present, when Dost came out with the medical staff, he was conscious and was able to raise his right arm as a sign of calm, which led to a huge roar from the stands that chanted his name and filled the stadium with applause. .

On social media, the NEC Nijmegen reported on Dost’s full awareness and added that in the event of any additional incident with the footballer’s health, they should remain alert for new information.

Dost, 34, has played 18 games for the Netherlands national team, scoring one goal, and in clubs he has accumulated more than 260 goals, playing for clubs such as Sporting in Portugal, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, among others.

Watch the video of Dost’s collapse here: