Firos showed no signs of illness before fatal collapse, says wife

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Former Penang goalkeeper Firos Mohamed, 53, who died of a heart attack after collapsing during a veterans’ match at the Manjung Municipal Council Stadium on Saturday (July 5) night showed no signs of discomfort before the match, said his wife Fildaanis Mat.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ymnkx6uv  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Former Penang football goalkeeper Firoz Mohamed, who passed away Saturday night after reportedly

00:08collapsing during a four-corner Dr. Zambri Abdul-Kadir Cup match at the Manjung Municipal

00:13Council Stadium in Perak, had no prior illnesses, including heart-related conditions. His wife,

00:20Fildanis Mart, said her 53-year-old husband was very active in football and was serving

00:26as a goalkeeping coach for the Penang Football Academy. Speaking to reporters after Firoz's

00:31burial at the Ridwania Mosque Muslim Cemetery in Sungai Batu on Sunday, Fildanis shared that her

00:38husband showed no signs of discomfort before the match and had played energetically, especially in

00:44the final quarter when their team was trailing 0-1 to the ex-Kirda side. However, just two minutes

00:51before the match ended, Firoz suddenly collapsed on the field. Manjung District Police Chief ACP

00:57Hasbullah Abdurrahman later confirmed that Firoz died of a heart attack. His body was prepared for

01:03burial with funeral rites held at Kampung Melayu Surau in Ayer Itam. The burial was attended by over

01:10100 people, including family, friends and members of the football community. Fildanis said the family

01:17remains deeply shaken by the sudden loss, particularly their youngest son, Mohamed Feriel Darnish,

01:24who fainted after rushing to the field and finding his father unconscious. Despite the grief,

01:30Feriel expressed his resolve to stay strong and continue pursuing his studies in sports education,

01:36aspiring to become a sports teacher. Meanwhile, ex-Penang team coach and former state player Radzwan

01:42Puta revealed that Firoz had complained of chest pain during training the previous week,

01:47but did not seek further medical attention, saying he had recovered. Radzwan, who also heads the Penang

01:54Football Players Association, described Firoz's passing as a tremendous loss to the football community

02:00in Penang and Malaysia.

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