Matildas trio win cup but game marred by coaches’ spat after star collapses in scary scene
Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum is in “a stable condition” after collapsing during Sunday’s Women’s League Cup final win against Chelsea, where a trio of Matildas reigned supreme.
Paramedics and team medical staff raced onto the pitch to help Maanum when she suddenly fell to the turf off the ball in second-half stoppage time at Molineux.
The 24-year-old Norway international received oxygen through a mask and was eventually carried off on a stretcher after being treated for around seven minutes.
Both teams remained on the pitch and the match resumed, with Alessia Russo replacing Maanum.
“Frida is conscious, talking and in a stable condition. She will continue to be monitored closely by our medical team. We’re all with you, Frida,” an Arsenal statement said.
Arsenal went on to win the final 1-0 thanks to Stina Blackstenius’ 116th-minute goal.
It meant victory for Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross, all of whom were used as substitutes by Arsenal in their win.
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But the match was also marred by a dramatic full-time incident between coaches Emma Hayes, who is leaving Chelsea to take over the US women’s team, and Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall. Hayes blew up after Eidevall confronted Chelsea captain Erin Cuthbert late in stoppage time as the Blues attempted to take a throw-in.
After the final whistle, Hayes pushed Eidevall before later accusing him of “male aggression” and claiming he should have been sent off.
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