Hockey World Cup: In a bizarre incident, German umpire Ben Goentgen was hit on the face off a penalty corner strike in the FIH Men’s World Cup quarterfinal match between Netherlands and South Korea on Wednesday. Follow Hockey World Cup 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Goentgen was immediately taken off the field for medical attention.
The incident happened in the 28th minute when South Korean Jang Jonghyun’s stinging dragflick got deflected from a Netherlands player’s stick and struck the face of Goentgen, who was standing a few meters away from the goal post.
Goentgen fell down in pain while his co-umpire Gareth Greenfield of New Zealand and medical staff of the tournament organisers rushed to help him.
The injured umpire held his face with one hand and rushed out of the field along with the medical staff. He was later replaced by the reserve umpire of the match, Raghu Prasad of India.
Hockey World Cup: German umpire Goentgen substituted after ball hits face from dragflick in Netherlands vs Korea match, Watch video
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