Watch: AZ Alkmaar's Wuytens knocked out while scoring opener
Hopelijk komt het goed met Stijn Wuytens! De keeper lijkt tegen de slaap te slaan van de middenvelder. pic.twitter.com/33Pi5JS3Ln
— De Scout (@DeScout16) September 15, 2016
There were concerning scenes at AZ Alkmaar's AFAS Stadion on Thursday, when Stijn Wuytens rose to nod his side into the lead but was knocked out in the process when colliding with Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers.
Some accounts suggested the former Belgium Under-21 international had swallowed his tongue.
65. Wuytens wordt van het veld gedragen. #azdun 1-0 pic.twitter.com/puk7dNwwM0
— AZ (@AZAlkmaar) September 15, 2016
The worrying developments were compounded when Wuyten's teammates and manager John van den Brom were seen tearful as their friend lay unmoved on the turf and was then stretchered off in a neck brace. Thankfully, the midfielder regained consciousness minutes later.
We've spoken to @AZAlkmaar and they've advised us that Stijn Wuytens has a concussion but he is conscious and doing ok! #LOIinEurope
— eir Sport (@eirSport) September 15, 2016
In a fiercely contested Group D tilt, 10-man Dundalk nicked a point from the host in the 89th minute, when substitute Ciaran Kilduff rose to emphatically head home.