The Planet Group Arena held its breath as it saw Noah Fadiga collapse near the sidelines. The scene deeply affected the Buffalos.
“We were able to speak with Noah during the break. He is important to us, on and off the pitch. There was a moment of panic, also for me,” said Max Dean about his attack partner. “I hope he can recover as soon as possible.”
Mathias Delorge was also shaken by what happened: “When you see something like that happen, you’re always upset. I was really affected. We didn’t really know what was happening.”
“I tried not to watch too much. Fortunately, he came back to his senses at half-time. That reassured us, we said we wanted to win this match for him,” continued the midfielder.
More fear than harm?
Closer to the stage, Wouter Vrancken returned to the incident in a press conference: “Noah came to me to tell me something, but he couldn’t speak, it was a scary moment. What we know now is that “He is doing well and his condition is stable.”
The Ghent coach is proud of the group’s reaction, but above all reassured: “This victory is largely for him. We were well in the match and so was he. It really affects you when you see something like that happen, so I’m especially happy that he’s doing well.”
