Indonesian Goalkeeper Dies After Colliding With Team-Mate

Choirul Huda, a goalkeeper in Indonesia's top division, has died after colliding with a team-mate during a league match.

Huda, 38, was rushed to hospital on Sunday but pronounced dead shortly after arriving, doctors said.


In a statement released on the website of his club Persela FC, Dr Yudistiro Andri Nugroho said Huda suffered "impacts on the chest and lower jaw".

He said a medical team attempted to revive him but after an hour there were "no reflexes of signs of normal life".

The match continued, with Persela beating Semen Padang 2-0.

Thousands of fans later attended a candlelit vigil to honour the goalkeeper, who made more than 500 league appearances for his only club.