[1] It was the second incident in Greece where a footballer suffered a fatal accident while playing in a match, six years after the death of the 17-year-old goalkeeper of Apollon Patras, Giannis Fotiou.

He lived with his mother and simblings in the area of Agios Sostis in Neos Kosmos at 171 Andrea Syngrou Avenue.

As a citizen he worked as a pianist, while at the time of his death he was serving his term as a flight attendant at the Naval Air Base of Phalerum.

[6][7] At the 7th minute of the match, Dikaiopoulos, in his attempt to clear an opponent's attack with a header, strongly collided with Tryfon Tzanetis, who jumped at the same time.

He survived for almost 48 hours thanks to his strong hold and passed away at 10:30 a.m. on 3 May in the arms of his mother and his teammates, Tasos Kritikos and Kostas Zogas who had come to visit him.

His funeral at the first cemetery of Athens was public and it was attended by official authorities led by the Minister-Commander of the Capital, Konstantinos Kotzias.

AFCA has decided to observe a minute's silence in the upcoming matches and for the players to compete with black armbands.