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Just minutes into the bandy encounter at Sävstaås IP, Motala’s Anders Persson delivered a back tackle to Bollnäs midfielder Oskar Westh, who fell headlong and hit his head on the ice with a huge bang.
On the Motala website, Persson apologized for the entry that rendered Westh unconscious and sent him by ambulance to Gävle hospital.
– I had no intention of hurting, it just went very wrong in the situation. Bollnäs fought back and I ran home in control of the driver. When Oskar Westh enters the track, I stop to stop him and the result is very regrettable, says Anders Persson and adds:
– I’m sorry it went so bad. I hope Oskar is back on the ice soon.
Persson was sentenced immediately to a serious penalty in one game and the disciplinary committee of the Swedish Bandy Association has extended his suspension to five games.
The committee considers Persson’s tackle to be extremely brutal and ruthless and is carried out completely without attempting to take the ball. The tackle exposes the opponent to a significant risk of injury, so even if the situation arose with just a few minutes to go in the match, DN believes that Persson could have avoided the abrupt collision and thus the damage that the tackle meant for the opponent, “writes the disciplinary committee in its decision.
Fortunately, it was discovered no damage to the vertebrae in the neck or back during the medical examination. However, Oskar Westh has suffered a severe concussion.
“Of course Oskar is bedridden most of the time. Severe headache and neck pain, “writes the player’s father, Andreas Westh, in a text message to DN that continues:
“He has no recollection of any beating. He currently has no control over all the ruckus surrounding the explosion.”
Coach Bollnäs Patrik Larsson:
They (Motala) have contacted Oskar and spoke to him and regret the situation. Otherwise, I have no opinion on the situation.
Do you know if Oskar Westh will be able to play bandy again and when?
– Our doctors take care of the rehabilitation and take care of those pieces. Right now it’s about landing on this. The medical team will take care of this with him in the future. It is difficult to say when he will play again.
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