Kalna (West Bengal) Aug 13 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended on Kalna as 18-year-old goalkeeper Ripon Mali died after collapsing on the field during a football match at Nischintapur village in East Burdwan district locals said.
Ripon Mali was trying to snatch the ball from the opposing team s forward in the air when he collapsed on Sunday.
He was rushed to the Kalna Sub-divisional Hospital where he was declared dead.
Mali was hired by local teams and was featuring for Chaitanyapur XI against Doctor s XI.

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