A shocking and disturbing scene occurred the match between Peru and Canada for the Copa América. The first half was about to end, when one of the linesmen, the Guatemalan Humberto Panjojcollapsed on the stadium field Mercy Park for Children from Kansas City.

The event paralyzed the spectators and alarmed the footballers, several of whom took charge. The first to realize what happened and help the assistant was the Canadian goalkeeper, Maxime Crepeauwho quickly fled his area and desperately called for help.

Medical assistance arrived immediately. A few minutes later, Panjoj stood up and brought some peace of mind. However, he was still dizzy, so They put him on a stretcher and took him off the field.. Logically, the assistant had to be replaced in the second half: his place was taken by the Ecuadorian Ricardo Barén.

At the moment there are no details on what happened to him, although it is believed that could have suffered from heat stroke due to high temperatures in the region.

The match, corresponding to the second day of Group A of the continental competition, took place with a thermal sensation of approximately 37 degrees Ya Panjoj He had to be located, during the almost 50 minutes of the first half, in the area where he received direct sunlight.

Because of the overwhelming heat, before the scare with the linesman, the main referee, Mario Escobardecided to stop the game halfway through the first stage so that the protagonists could hydrate.

It should be remembered that in the previous one, the coach of the Inca team, Jorge Fossati, He had referred to the weather conditions announced by the meteorological service and assured that the high temperatures would affect both teams, but that “we do not have the solution, we cannot put an awning or a fan over the players' heads. What we can do is, from the inside of our heads, we prepare to overcome the difficulties.

On a football level, after a first half in which Peru was closer to scoring, in the second half the match began to tilt in favor of Canada when the Peruvian defender Miguel Araujo was sent off at the request of VAR -he first received a yellow card- after committing a violent attack on Jacob Shaffelburg.

The North American team took advantage of numerical supremacy and in the 74th minute Jonathan David defined a masterful counter: after a clearance from the Canadian box, Cyle Larin and Shaffelburg combined to leave the Lille center forward of France one-on-one with Pedro Gallese, who could do nothing on the tight shot against a post which sealed the final 1-0.

In this way, the Canadians recovered from the 2-0 defeat against Argentina in their debut and were well positioned for the quarterfinals. Those led by the American coach Jesse Marsch They will look to qualify for the next round against Chile next Saturday. Faces will be seen in the Exploria Stadiumlocated in Florida.

For its part, Peru will close its participation in the group stage against Albiceleste in the Hard Rock Stadiumin the city of Miami, with the obligation to achieve a victory to continue with any chances of continuing in the competition.