article_snippet: A Herediano player was reportedly left requiring hospital treatment after an off-the-ball kick to the head during the CONCAFAF Champions League semi-final between the Costa Rican club and Club America.
article_snippet: The feisty game descended into a mass brawl lasting five minutes after Club America midfielder Michael Arroyo left Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos on the floor with a nasty tackle in the 24th minute.
article_snippet: However, while players argued the referee missed what is believed to have been an unintentional but full blooded kick at  Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos head by Club America defender Paolo Goltz in an effort to clear the ball from near the prone striker.  
article_snippet: the face by Club America defender Paolo Goltz .
article_snippet: The Herediano striker was initially fouled by Michael Arroyo in the 24th minute .
article_snippet: A mass brawl between both sets of players erupts on the field after the tackle .
article_snippet: While  Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos rolls on the ground, the face by Club America defender Paolo Goltz tries to make a clearance .
article_snippet: Goltz's attempted clearance connects solidly with  Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos head in what is believed to be an accident .  
article_snippet: Michael Arroyo was eventually sent off but Goltz escaped punishment - while  Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos was left nursing a bloodied nose but continued to play on before being replaced by Argentine Jonathan Hansen after 78minutes.
article_snippet: The Herediano club doctor Alvaro Mora later confirmed the 30-year-old had suffered only a broken nose and would soon be released from care, although  Michael Arroyo is expected to spend a spell on the sidelines.  
article_snippet: Michael Arroyo received a red card for the tackle but Goltz escaped punishment for the missed kick .  
article_snippet: Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos played on until the 78th minute but reportedly spent the night in hospital undergoing tests for brain damage before being cleared with only a broken nose .
highlights_snippet: Michael Arroyo was sent off for foul on Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos .
   
highlights_snippet: Herediano's Cristhiam Lagos was unintentionally kicked in the head by Paolo Goltz during five minute brawl that followed .
   