Inappropriate or not? Dutch are not tender for exuberant celebration of Wout Weghorst a few minutes after resuscitation of Hungarian staff member

During the Nations League match between the Netherlands and Hungary, Adam Szalai, assistant national coach of the visitors, became unwell during the match. The emergency services rushed to the scene and the benchers immediately formed a human wall around the victim to shield him from all supporters and cameras in the stadium. His condition is now stable.

Minute 8 in the Johan Cruijf Arena. 36-year-old Adam Szalai suddenly collapses on the Hungarian bench. It immediately becomes clear that the situation is serious. The man needs to be resuscitated. Meanwhile, a white banner also appears to cover the situation as best as possible. After a few minutes of delay, there is loud applause in the stadium as the victim is carried in on a stretcher. There is still some doubt whether the Hungarians want to continue playing, but a thumbs up from captain Szoboszlai suggested that the situation of the former international. This has now also been confirmed on the social media channels of the Hungarian Football Association.

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Wout Weghorst the schlemiel after ostentatious cheering

A very unusual situation. And not much later a striking moment also took place on a sporting level. Before the referee can whistle the match again, he is called to the screen by the VAR for alleged handball by the Hungarians in their own goal area. That happened just before the staff member collapsed. As if the situation wasn’t dire enough for the visitors, they conceded a penalty. The Dutch striker Wout Weghorst converted it flawlessly, but celebrated very ostentatiously given the tragedy that had just occurred. The reactions to X are anything but mild for the attacker.