Posted April 4, 200817 yr Croatian football is in shock after 24-year-old NK Zadar forward Hrvoje Ćustić died from a head injury sustained during his side's league game against HNK Cibalia on 29 March. 'It's awful' Ćustić was declared dead today, having never regained consciousness following the blow to his head. The player fell awkwardly after a challenge during the Cibalia match and, as his momentum carried him off the field of play, his head struck a concrete wall beyond the touchline. He was taken to hospital but, despite intensive treatment, his condition began to deteriorate yesterday. "It's awful," said Zadar captain Jakov Surać. "We are all crushed. I have lost a friend and team-mate." All of this weekend's Prva Liga fixtures have been postponed as the nation's football community comes to terms with the tragedy. Source: uefa.com Tragedy for my hometown and my country :cry: I just hope no more tragedies like this will happen before people who decide how the sport facilities should look like and how they should be equipped finally come to their sences. :cry:
April 4, 200817 yr Yeah it's just so awful... I was in the hospital yesterday when doctors said that Hrvoje passed away. It was so, i dont know. I didnt know him, and i dont watch croatian football, but it made me cry. His team-mates, his family, everyone was there and I dnot know how but my tiers just started... Edited April 4, 200817 yr by LondonSKY
April 4, 200817 yr Author I saw pictures and an article at ezadar.com and barely could hold my tears :( I'm really wondering what will happen now, Zadar should get new stadium, actually we should have got it years ago, but no....till something like this happens everything is good :blink:
April 4, 200817 yr We wont get a new stadium for years... They are planing to built it on Višnjik, near new basketball gym, but it wont happen soon. They are building basketball field for 10 years and its still not finished. But that our reallity, something bad has to happen and than they start to think what to do... Its a bit too late now...
April 4, 200817 yr Author Who knows, if they really want that European Union soooo bad maybe something will happen soon :rofl:
April 4, 200817 yr Ahhh they do want something for Makrismir, Zagreb. But for Zadar... Ahhh we dont have Bandić for major of the city...
April 4, 200817 yr Author Maybe but this tragedy was in media all around the globe, it's not going to be without the consequences...I hope so...
April 4, 200817 yr So do I... Its just so sad that one young life passed away, couse of the wall on football field...
April 4, 200817 yr Author I don't think there's another football stadium with such a construction and where the first national league is played :blink:
April 4, 200817 yr Author I think everyone's asking that question now....I didn't go to football matches here in Zadar and I never saw it...maybe because of the fans, who knows...stupid wall... :angry:
April 6, 200817 yr Author Yesterday was a funeral :cry: Very big number of Croatian football players were there as well as the leader of our representation Slaven Bilić, Igor Štimac who is a chairman of First national football league and many many other people from sport and cultural life from Zadar. At the commemoration the day earlier the letter of Uefa president was read. It was really painful watching it all. Dear Hrvoje hope you've found your peace :cry: RIP
April 6, 200817 yr Igor Stimac? Former Derby player. Boooo! It's really quite horrifying to think, really. RIP. :( I'd like to see a picture of the ground though to see where these concrete walls are. I noticed they have them at Forest yesterday, but they're a few feet behind the advertising hoardings (which inturn are about the same away from the pitch) and are just infront of the front row of seats.
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