FIH World Cup 2023: Umpire Hit on Face by Ball from Drag Flick – Watch

Last Updated: January 26, 2023, 07:41 IST

Last Updated: January 26, 2023, 07:41 IST

Injured German umpire Ben Goentgen being taken off the sector (PTI)

German umpire Ben Goentgen was instantly taken off the sector for medical consideration

In a weird incident, German umpire Ben Goentgen was hit on the face off a penalty nook strike within the FIH Men’s World Cup quarterfinal match between Netherlands and South Korea right here on Wednesday.

Goentgen was instantly taken off the sector for medical consideration.

The incident occurred within the twenty eighth minute when South Korean Jang Jonghyun’s stinging drag flick acquired deflected from a Netherlands participant’s stick and struck the face of Goentgen, who was standing a couple of meters away from the purpose put up.

Goentgen fell down in ache whereas his co-umpire Gareth Greenfield of New Zealand and medical workers of the event organisers rushed to assist him.

The injured umpire held his face with one hand and rushed out of the sector together with the medical workers.

He was later changed by the reserve umpire of the match, Raghu Prasad of India.

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