Footballer Suffers Cardiac Arrest After Collision in Spain
A football player had a scary moment in Spain. His name is Jesus de Miguel. He plays for a team called Tenerife.
During a match, de Miguel hit the goalkeeper of Andorra. The goalkeeper hit him in the chest. After this, de Miguel's heart stopped. This is called a cardiac arrest.
De Miguel fell down on the field. Doctors came to help him fast. They worked to start his heart again. This is called resuscitation.
The doctors helped de Miguel on the pitch. People at the match were very scared. They did not know if he would be okay.
De Miguel is now in the hospital. His condition is serious. Many people hope he will get better soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- cardiac arrest
- when the heart suddenly stops working
- resuscitation
- helping someone's heart start working again
- serious
- very bad; needs a lot of care
- collision
- when two things hit each other hard
- goalkeeper
- the player who stops the ball from going in the goal
- pitch
- the field where football is played
- forward
- a player whose job is to score goals
- chest
- the front part of the body, above the stomach
- condition
- how healthy or sick a person is
- hospital
- a place where sick people get help
- match
- a game between two teams
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- doctor
- a person trained to help sick people
- fell down
- went down to the ground suddenly
- stopped
- did not move or work anymore
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Answer key
1. He had a cardiac arrest 2. The Andorra goalkeeper 3. True
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A football player had a scary moment in Spain. His name is Jesus de Miguel. He plays for a team called _____.
During a match, de Miguel hit the _____ of Andorra. The goalkeeper hit him in the chest. After this, de Miguel's heart _____. This is called a cardiac arrest.
De Miguel fell down on the _____. Doctors came to help him fast. They worked to start his heart again. This is called resuscitation.
The doctors helped de Miguel on the pitch. People at the match were very _____. They did not know if he would be okay.
De Miguel is now in the _____. His condition is serious. Many people hope he will get better soon.
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