A club in a state of emergency. Berlin's regional division BAK lost 2-0 on Friday in front of 890 spectators in Jena.

But the bankruptcy interested almost no one on the Ernst Abbe sports field. With Kwabenaboye Schulz (23) and Ugur Tezel (24) two BAK players suffered cardiovascular breakdowns after the end of the game.

The BAK is still in shock on Saturday. Trainer André Meyer (37): “The incident was brutally formative. I don't want to experience something like that again. It didn't leave the team unaffected either. "

What exactly happened?

Immediately after the final whistle, BAK defender Schulz slumped on the field. Trainer Meyer: “He was briefly passed out. The emergency doctor immediately asked if he had Corona. "

Ugur Tezel (here in the test against Cottbus) was substituted in the 75th minute. He collapsed in the cabin.

He had. About two weeks ago, with symptoms. Meyer: “He was sick at home. Like Ugur Tezel. "

It collapsed in the cabin about 20 minutes later. Meyer: "At that moment we had to withdraw the doctors from Schulz so that they can take care of Tezel." Tezel's corona illness is said to have been around four weeks ago.

The suspicion: The breakdowns are the result of the Covid diseases. Schulz and Tezel were stabilized by the doctors and drove the team back to Berlin.

Meyer: “Both are doing well under the circumstances. A big thank you to the doctors on site and the colleagues from Carl Zeiss! ”The Berliners were on the road without a team doc.

The BAK has a corona history. Meyer: "About two weeks ago the disease broke out explosively with 13 people affected."

The players were then considered recovered - including Schulz and Tezel. But both should only play again after Friday, when it has been fully clarified whether they are really healthy.

And Meyer asks himself: "What do I do now with the eight other players who were sick?"

Everyone to the doctor - but appointments with a cardiologist cannot be organized as quickly for amateur athletes as with a Bundesliga club, for example.

The next game against Auerbach is in a week. At the beginning of the week there will be a discussion about what consequences the BAK will draw from the fact that two players have collapsed.

The coach wants to protect his players. But Meyer knows: “We are driven. We were last told that when there are 14 players available, you have to compete. "

Schulz and Tezel got away with a black eye. But will there be more cases?

Would be interesting to know, if they were vaxxed.

Blamed on the virus...lol.