Serious accident in Canada for the 2022 World Cup finals: goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau (Los Angeles FC, USA), usual replacement for Milan Borjan in the US national team, fractured his right leg in the early hours of Sunday, but has already been operated on , and fails the test in Qatar.
The injury occurred in the Major League Soccer final, which his club, a trophy that the Californian team was discussing with the Philadelphia Union, after scoring 2-2 in the 90 ‘and 3-3 in extra time, with the team of Los Angeles to become champion on penalties (3-0).
Kellyn Acosta (28 ‘) brought Los Angeles to the scoreboard (1-0), Daniel Gazdag drew for the Pennsylvania national team in the 59th minute (1-1), Jesús Murillo scored 2-1 and gave the Californians the lead (83 ”) but Jack Elliott (85 ‘) scored 2-2. In overtime drama, with two goals … in compensation: Jack Elliott scored a brace and scored 2-3 for the Philadelphia Union in the 120 + 4 ‘, but Welsh Gareth Bale saved Los Angeles from defeat in the eighth minute of the ‘discounts’, with the 3-3 to 120 + 8!
The fateful move took place in a clash between Crépeau and Jamaican Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union), and at the time (116 ‘) earned the Canadian expulsion (red card): he was the usual substitute goalkeeper for Los Angeles FC, the The American John McCarthy, entered (in place of the Ghanaian Opoku sacrificed) defending the penalties of Los Angeles FC.
The match was played on Saturday evening, 5th (Sunday morning in Portugal) without knowing the seriousness of the injury suffered by Crépeau, who, anticipated Monday evening, L’Équipe has already operated on Sunday.
Canada are coached by John Herdman and will play in Group F of the Qatar World Cup, where they will face Belgium, Croatia and Morocco.
