Umpire hit on face by ball from drag flick in hockey World Cup match

Updated: Jan 25 2023 9:38PM

Umpire hit on face by ball from drag flick in hockey World Cup match

Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (PTI) In a bizarre incident, German umpire Ben Goentgen was hit on the face off a penalty corner strike in the FIH Men's World Cup quarterfinal match between Netherlands and South Korea here on Wednesday.

Goentgen was immediately taken off the field for medical attention.

The incident happened in the 28th minute when South Korean Jang Jonghyun's stinging drag flick got deflected from a Netherlands player's stick and struck the face of Goentgen, who was standing a few meters away from the goal post.

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