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Ecuadorian soccer player collides with medical cart carrying injured teammate in bizarre scene

Nypost · · 269 words · By Christian Arnold
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What to know about Ecuadorian soccer player collides with medical cart carrying injured teammate in bizarre scene

A bizarre sequence of events played out during a second division soccer match in Ecuador on Sunday when a medical cart carrying an injured player struck another player while exiting the pitch.

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What happened

A bizarre sequence of events played out during a second division soccer match in Ecuador on Sunday when a medical cart carrying an injured player struck another player while exiting the pitch.

Why it matters

Portoviejo’s 1-0 win over El Nacional in the 72nd minute of the LigaPro Serie B match.

Common ground

As the cart was making its way back to the sideline, Portoviejo’s Edison Caicedo appeared to unintentionally turn and make contact with the medical cart and went down to the ground.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A bizarre sequence of events played out during a second division soccer match in Ecuador on Sunday when a medical cart carrying an injured player struck another player while exiting the pitch.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a medical cart struck a player during a second-division soccer match in Ecuador.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 · Player Injured By Medical Cart In Absurd Accident During Ecuador Second-Tier Clash | WATCH ... MEDICAL CART RUNS OVER INJURED SOCCER PLAYER.
https://www.facebook.com/cnnnews18/posts/a-second-division-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 · The incident occurred during L.D.U. Portoviejo's 1-0 win over El Nacional in the 72nd minute of the LigaPro Serie B match. As the cart was ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ecuadorian-soccer-player-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 31, 2026 · It isn't the fault of the med cart, but he still got hit. His own ... No professional soccer player would survive a game in the NFL. 3w.
https://www.facebook.com/TSN/videos/edison-caicedo-a-player-…
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Claim 2: “At the time of the incident, Portoviejo was holding a 1-0 lead over El Nacional, thanks to a goal in the 30th minute by Juan Camilo González Morán.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Portoviejo led 1-0 due to a goal scored by Juan Camilo González Morán in the 30th minute.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Minnesota Twins American League franchise (1961–present), also known previously as the Washington S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Twins_all-time_roste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame (Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Cubano) is a hall of fame that honors eminent baseball players from Cuban baseball. Established in 1939 to honor players, managers, and um…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish [xoˈse]; Portuguese [ʒ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José
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Claim 3: “The incident occurred during L.D.U. Portoviejo’s 1-0 win over El Nacional in the 72nd minute of the LigaPro Serie B match.”
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Multiple sources confirm the match was L.D.U. Portoviejo vs El Nacional in LigaPro Serie B, the final score was 1-0, and the incident occurred in the 72nd minute.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, officially known as the LigaPro Ecuabet 2024 for sponsoring purposes, was the 66th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_LigaPro_Serie_A
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A was the 67th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the seventh under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_LigaPro_Serie_A
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liga Deportiva Universitaria (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliɣa ðepoɾˈtiβawniβeɾsiˈtaɾja]), commonly known as Liga de Quito or LDU Quito is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They pl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDU_Quito
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Claim 4: “Members of the Portoviejo’s staff also rushed over to confront the cart’s driver, with several people angrily yelling at the man, including their coach Raúl Duarte.”
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Multiple independent sources report that Portoviejo staff and specifically coach Raúl Duarte confronted the driver of the medical cart.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2013 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (officially known as the Copa Pilsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Campeonato_Ecuatoriano_de…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cumbayá Fútbol Club is an Ecuadorian professional football club from the city of Cumbayá. Founded on 31 May 1970, as Club Deportivo Los Loros, they play in the Serie B Ecuadorian 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbayá_F.C.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delfín Sporting Club, lit.'dolphin Sporting Club',is an association football club based in Manta, Ecuador. The club was founded on 1 March 1989 after Club Deportivo 9 de Octubre was ceded to a group o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfín_S.C.
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Claim 5: “As the cart was making its way back to the sideline, Portoviejo’s Edison Caicedo appeared to unintentionally turn and make contact with the medical cart and went down to the ground.”
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Multiple sources identify the player as Edison Caicedo of L.D.U. Portoviejo and describe him making contact with the medical cart and falling.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 2009 season was the club's 56th year in professional football, and the 48th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The club participated in their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Liga_Deportiva_Universita…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Copa Ecuador (officially known as the Copa Ecuador Banco Pichincha 2026 for sponsorship purposes) is the sixth edition of the Copa Ecuador, Ecuador's domestic football cup. It began on 28 Mar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Copa_Ecuador
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaime Iván Kaviedes Llorenty (Greek: Ιβάν Καβιέδες; born 24 October 1977) is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iván_Kaviedes
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