At the beginning of the second half of today’s match of the 17th round of the Ukrainian championship between "Alexandria" and Cherkasy LNZ (1:1), the guest team defender Alexander Kapliyenko fell to the ground.
It turned out that the footballer lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived directly on the football field, and after a while, Kapliyenko came to himself, independently went to the LNZ bench, after which he left the stadium in the same ambulance.
Shortly after this incident, the Cherkasy club commented on the situation: “Kapliyenko is doing well now. He lost consciousness during the match. He has now gone for examination in the hospital. Thanks to the doctors who provided timely and qualified assistance!”.