Shock the worst foul ever! Kung Fu Kick → Ambulance Transfer after wearing an oxygen respirator in the FA Cup Round of 16

Mar 02, 2025

Shock the worst foul ever! Kung Fu Kick → Ambulance Transfer after wearing an oxygen respirator in the FA Cup Round of 16
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A ridiculous foul against the opponent occurred in the English FA Cup game.

Britain's Daily Mail reported on the 2nd (Korea time) 'A terrible foul occurred in the match between Crystal Palace and Millwall.

Crystal Palace beat Millwall 3-1 in the fifth round of the 2024-2025 English FA Cup at Selhurst Park in London on the 1st. Palace took the lead with Jaffett Tanganga's own goal, and then scored additional goals from Daniel Munoz and Eddie Nketiah to capture Millwall.




Shock the worst foul ever! Kung Fu Kick → Ambulance Transfer after wearing an oxygen respirator in the FA Cup Round of 16
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However, apart from the result of the match, the worst case for Palace player happened. The opponent's vicious foul was the problem. In the eighth minute of the first half, Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta advanced to catch the ball in the opposition box, during which Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts hit Mateta in the head with a kick that carried the bottom of his soccer boots. It was a foul reminiscent of the kung fu kick that Eric Cantona tried in the past to the crowd, and Mateta fell to the ground after being hit in the head by Roberts' foot. The referee called Roberts off.

The Daily Mail said 'Mateta was immediately hit by the side of her head and had to lie on the floor for nine minutes to be treated. The stud hit the side of his head, and he had to be stretchered off the field. He was given oxygen by an oxygen respirator and was transported waiting for an ambulance in the corner of the stadium.

Criticism poured in after the game. Steve Parish, president of Palace, said in an interview that "he suffered a head injury with a large wound behind his ear. He headed to the hospital, and he's doing his best. There are many kinds of competitions in football, but I have never seen such competitions. It was the most reckless challenge I've ever seen on the football field, and I hope you look back on yourself deeply. Such actions can endanger one's own life as well."




Shock the worst foul ever! Kung Fu Kick → Ambulance Transfer after wearing an oxygen respirator in the FA Cup Round of 16
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Journalist Kieran Gill of the Daily Mail said 'His challenge seems to mimic Cantona. Absolutely the worst foul, he put a kung fu kick into Mateta's head. It was the worst foul I've ever seen in person.

Meanwhile, some Millwall fans even claimed that they used excessive verbal abuse against the opponent despite the terrible accident. The Daily Mail pointed out the senseless behavior, saying, `Some fans even shouted to let him die.'






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.