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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Las Palmas keeper Cillessen recovering from surgery after his intestine was perforated during game
Las Palmas keeper Cillessen recovering from surgery after his intestine was perforated during game MADRID (AP) — Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen successfully underwent emergency surgery after his intestine was perforated in a collision with another player in a Spanish league game, his club Las Palmas said Tuesday. Cillessen had to be carried off the field on a stretcher near the half-hour mark of Las Palmas' 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo on Monday. Advertisement The 35-year-old goalkeeper was hit in the abdomen by the left knee of Celta player Borja Iglesias while diving to get to the ball before the striker. Cillessen was taken to a hospital in Vigo where the keyhole surgery was performed. 'Our goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has successfully undergone surgery for a perforated small intestine,' the club said in a statement. Las Palmas did not say for how long Cillessen is expected to be sidelined. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Las Palmas keeper Cillessen recovering from surgery after his intestine was perforated during game
MADRID (AP) — Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen successfully underwent emergency surgery after his intestine was perforated in a collision with another player in a Spanish league game, his club Las Palmas said Tuesday. Cillessen had to be carried off the field on a stretcher near the half-hour mark of Las Palmas' 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo on Monday. The 35-year-old goalkeeper was hit in the abdomen by the left knee of Celta player Borja Iglesias while diving to get to the ball before the striker. Cillessen was taken to a hospital in Vigo where the keyhole surgery was performed. 'Our goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has successfully undergone surgery for a perforated small intestine,' the club said in a statement. Las Palmas did not say for how long Cillessen is expected to be sidelined. ___
