Soccer player dies at 21 after collision with opponent during match

A shot subordinate died aft a collision with an hostile during a lucifer this week.

Helar Gonzales Altamirano, 21, died Tuesday aft sustaining a caput wounded successful a collision with a goalkeeper.

In the 71st infinitesimal of a lucifer successful Peru, Altamirano's teammate booted a shot from adjacent midfield, and Altamirano chased it down.

However, erstwhile the opposing goalie went to drawback it, helium collided with Altamirano, injuring Altamirano's caput successful a scary crash.

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A 21-year-old shot subordinate successful Peru died Tuesday aft a collision with an opponent. (Getty Images)

Altamirano past landed hard and laic motionless. 

He was rapidly taken disconnected the tract connected a stretcher, and helium aboriginal died of his injuries.

Altamirano's member told section media successful Peru a ruptured artery successful his encephalon led to Altamirano's death.

A shot shot connected the tract earlier the Division III men's shot title astatine UNC Greensboro Soccer Stadium Dec. 2, 2017, successful Greensboro, N.C. (Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

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"Helar wanted to beryllium a large footballer from a precise young property and was ever talking astir going arsenic acold successful the athletics arsenic helium could," his father, Jose, told section media, according to Metro UK. "I cognize his squad [is] going to dedicate each their aboriginal achievements to him."

The subordinate ruptured an artery successful his brain. (iStock)

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"Rest successful bid friend. We volition retrieve you for your emotion of shot and your family. You permission america with large pain," Altamirano's club, Real Titan NC, said successful a statement, via The Mirror. 

"Great spot to your household astatine this hard time. They are not unsocial due to the fact that Titan is with them and the shot household is with them."

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