Bas Dost’s first words after regaining consciousness on the field

Wilco van Schaik, director of NEC Nijmegen, has already commented on the drama that the club experienced this Sunday with Bas Dost, the Dutch striker who fell lifeless in the last minutes of the game against AZ Alkmaarfor the Dutch Championship.

In a conversation with the Dutch ESPN, the club director explained what the former Sporting player’s first words were as soon as he regained consciousness after falling helplessly on the field. “I immediately ran through the corridors to the lawn. [Quando cheguei] He was already surrounded by a tarp, and no one knew anything about how he was doing. Referee Jeroen Manschot noted that he was showing signs of life and that Bas Dost asked if we could inform his family that he was conscious. We were lucky that the medical team quickly arrived at the scene,” Wilco van Schaik began the conversation.

“When [Bas Dost] When he went inside, his father was there too. He sat up straight as he joined his father. I even wanted to talk to the players. This caused a huge stir. Everything was very tense,” he added, noting that immediately suspending the game was the best decision the refereeing team could have made: “When we see the guys sitting there… Everything was silent. After such a moment it is impossible to return to the game.”