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In the Croatian football community - a tragedy. Over the weekend, the third strongest player in the country's football league unexpectedly passed away. 25-year-old Bruno Boban, representing the team "NK Marsonia," lost consciousness and did not recover during the match against "Slavonija Pozega," when a ball hit by the opponent's defender struck him in the chest. After the impact, the football player crouched down, and after a moment, he laid down on the grass. Unfortunately, he did not get up from there. Referees and other players immediately rushed to the player, and help quickly arrived, but it was already impossible to help the player. Croatian clubs and federation express their condolences to the player's family. The exact cause of death is not yet clear.
A CROATIAN footballer collapsed and died after being struck in the chest by the ball at a football match. Emergency workers spent almost an hour trying to revive Bruno Boban, 25, before he was pronounced dead on the pitch. pic.twitter.com/7lavs5I7Fm
— Daily Hurriyat (@HurriyatPk) March 25, 2018
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