After being hospitalized for three days, Tornado FC goalkeeper Taufit Ramsyah passed away after suffer a skull fracture when colliding with a rival footballer in an Indonesian Soccer League 3 match.
The event occurred in the 40th minute of the first half, in the match between Tornado FC and Wahana FC. The guard threw himself at the feet of the striker in order to catch the ball and it was then that he received the heavy blow to the head.
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The impact knocked him unconscious, and he was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he received medical care. But nevertheless, passed away due to the contusion.
The local newspaper Kompas, assured that the cause of death was a severe head injury. Both the league and both soccer teams expressed their condolences on the death of the goalkeeper.
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