U-20 football can also be quite entertaining to watch. You can use 1xBet for betting Pakistan right now, and wager on lots of youth matches of this sport as well.

However, there have also been some tragedies related to this sport. A particularly sad one took place on the 20th of March 2001. On that day, the U-20 national team of Trinidad and Tobago traveled to the United States to play against the home team. The 1xBet Pakistan website can be used for betting on the national teams from those countries as well.

The match was supposed to be a qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup of that year. Sadly, the final result of the match is its least remembered aspect, due to a tragic situation that took place during this contest.

A very bad collision

Marvin Lee was a tall and strong defender of the Trinidad and Tobago team. Right now your live bet is on 1xBet, and you can also make it on the best defenders from world football. The match began, only four minutes into it, tragedy occurred.

Legendary US player Landon Donovan was playing in that match as well. He received the ball with his chest and tried to begin an attack. Whenever great attacking players start, you can make your best live bet, which always is on the 1xBet platform.

Suddenly, Lee appeared seemingly out of nowhere to try to hit the ball with his head. Unfortunately for him, he collided with Donovan hitting his head, and after that he fell in a position that caused catastrophic injuries.

Aftermath of the occurrence

The medical teams of both teams immediately went to the scene. By the way, when making a live football betting with 1xBet, you may also wager on whether a substitution is likely. Donovan was able to stand up and walk away from the field, being promptly substituted.

Lee’s case was far more complicated. After a few minutes he was stretched off the field wearing a neck brace. He was eventually taken to an ambulance that took him to the nearest hospital. The consequences of this event were very serious, and included things like:

• the player suffered fractures to his spine;
• his spinal cord was damaged;
• he needed many surgeries to fix the most pressing problems;
• and he was paralyzed from the neck down.

Needless to say, the football career of Marvin Lee was over at that exact moment. Obviously, it is important to clarify that Landon Donovan was in no way responsible for what happened to the Trinidad defender. He was simply part of a collision that can happen during a football game. Making a live football betting with the 1xBet website is very simple.

Sadly, Marvin Lee passed away on the 9th of March 2003. He was only 21 years old at the time. Many tributes followed, including renaming a stadium after him in his native Trinidad and Tobago.