Soccer Player Dies After Colliding into Wall During Match

In the opening minutes of his club's home match against HNK Cibalia in the Croatian first division on 29 March 2008, Ćustić suffered severe head injuries after colliding with a concrete wall positioned about two metres from the sideline, supporting the fence which separates the pitch from the stands. Seconds before, Ćustić tried to win a loose ball in a duel with an opposing player, but then both players collided and Ćustić was carried into the wall, hitting it with his head.

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He was immediately transported to the local hospital and underwent a surgery the following day. Following the surgery, he was in an induced coma and his condition remained stable until 2 April 2008, when a believed infection caused a rapid increase in his body temperature. His condition immediately worsened and in the early afternoon of 3 April 2008, the hospital confirmed that he was brain dead at 11.51 CET that day. Following his death, all of the Croatian league fixtures scheduled for the following weekend have been postponed.

Now, who the f*** builds concrete walls two metres away from the sidelines? Isn't that too close? The chances of a soccer player overshooting the sidelines is so frequent. Have you seen the way Park J.S. went for the ball during the Man Utd vs Roma match? He over shot the line and hit the advertising boards! If that concrete wall was there, it would've been a different story for sure.

Those people who planned the construction of the stadiums ought to be sued! Maybe they ought to play soccer first before even attempting to built a soccer stadium!

May he Rest in Peace.

Al-Fateha.