Reign-racing Match Abandoned After Uswnt’s Savannah Demelo Collapses On Field

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Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo was unchangeable and alert aft she was taken by ambulance from a lucifer connected Sunday against nan Seattle Reign because of a aesculapian emergency.

The crippled astatine Seattle’s Lumen Field was called disconnected aft nan incident precocious successful nan first half. DeMelo sat down connected nan section earlier collapsing. Trainers rushed to her broadside and players from some teams were visibly shaken.

The tv cameras trim distant from nan segment connected nan section and nan lucifer went to half-time early. Reign players emerged a short clip later to applaud their fans arsenic an announcement was made that nan lucifer was abandoned.

“Savannah, who received contiguous on-field attraction from aesculapian personnel, is unchangeable and alert. She was transported to a section infirmary for further evaluation,” Racing Louisville said.

The crippled was scoreless erstwhile it was suspended. The remainder of nan lucifer will beryllium played connected a day mutually agreed connected by some teams, and will beryllium picked up wherever it near off.

“We guidelines broadside by broadside pinch Louisville during this clip and convey our fans for their support,” nan Reign said successful a statement. The squad said further updates will beryllium provided arsenic appropriate.

The NWSL said its first privilege was DeMelo’s wellness and safety, and nan convention was successful adjacent connection pinch Racing Louisville.

“We admit nan interest this incident whitethorn cause, peculiarly successful ray of caller conversations astir subordinate safety,” a convention connection said. “The NWSL remains committed to ensuring that nan highest standards of aesculapian attraction and emergency consequence are successful spot astatine each match.”

DeMelo, 27, near a lucifer successful March because of dizziness thorax tightness and was stretchered disconnected nan field. She revealed successful May that she has been dealing pinch Graves’ illness and hyperthyroidism.

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DeMelo was nan 4th prime successful nan 2022 NWSL Draft retired of Southern California. In 3 seasons pinch Louisville, she has played successful 61 games pinch 14 goals. She was connected nan US nationalist squad roster for nan 2023 Women’s World Cup, playing successful 2 matches.

Earlier this year, Angel City defender Savy King collapsed during a match successful Los Angeles and required bosom surgery. The convention was criticized because nan lucifer went connected aft King was taken from nan section by ambulance. Days later, nan convention expressed regret for nan determination and said nan crippled should person been called off.

NWSL rules for 2025 authorities that nan convention “recognizes that emergencies whitethorn originate which make nan commencement aliases progression of a crippled inadvisable aliases vulnerable for participants and spectators. Certain arena categories automatically trigger nan League Office into an information of whether hold aliases postponement is necessary.”