This Olympian Player Wears a Mask While Playing – Bengtson really cares about critical health and has been steadily playing wearing a mask since the competition is back on again. Jerry Bengtson’s performance when strengthening his team, Olimpia on the CONCACAF Champions League stage against the Montreal Impact suddenly became a concern.
Not only because of his pretty good performance on the field, but because of his physical performance that attracts attention because he plays with a mask on.
In fact, wearing a mask is really recommended to contain the spread of the corona virus, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak which has not decreased until now.
Using a mask is also not recommended for sportsmen who are carrying out activities, including in the world of football because they are feared to disturb the respiratory cycle. But Bengtson seems to have other beliefs and still wears a mask when Olimpia faces Montreal Impact in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League, Wednesday (16/12) morning WIB.
In that match Olimpia lost 1-0 to the Canadian team, but had the right to advance to the semi-finals due to winning on away goals on 2-2 on aggregate. The Honduran club won 2-1 in the first face-to-face at the Montreal base in March.
In fact, this is not the first time Bengtson has played wearing a mask. The 33-year-old striker, who played for Honduras at the 2022 World Cup, has been doing this since last September, when his country’s local league rolled back after a few months of absence due to the epidemic.
“It’s strange because he’s one of the players in the team and competition who plays with a mask on. But it doesn’t bother him and he can still score goals,” said Olimpia coach Pedro Troglio.
It is not known exactly what the fact that Bengtson ‘insisted’ on playing wearing a mask, but according to local medium, Diario Deportivo Diez, this was done by the player to protect his family from the terror of the spread of COVID-19.
Bengtson is one of Honduras’ top-class strikers, who has made 57 international appearances and has scored 21 goals.
Source: Goal.com
