A bit more context on why the Danish team were so keen to get the game stopped during the storm... Back in July, 2009, Danish footballer Jonathan Richter was struck by lightning as he played in a reserve match for FC Nordsjaelland, which resulted in cardiac arrest. Kasper Hjulmand, who is Denmark's head coach at this summer's European Championship, was an assistant manager when Richter was hit by lightning in the game against Hvidovre. Medics restarted his heart, but the player was placed in an induced coma and cooled to 34°C as part of the Danish standard cardiac arrest procedure. In late August 2009 – six weeks after the lightning strike – Richter and his medical advisors decided to amputate Richter's lower left leg because the damage was so severe.
