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Caio Henrique de Lima Goncalves, 21, poses in undated photo. He died after being struck by lightning in Santo Antonio da Platina, Brazil. (CEN)

This is the aftermath moment when a massive lightning bolt hit a football pitch during a cup game killing one player and injuring six more.

Police in Santo Antonio da Platina, in the Brazilian state of Parana, later named the victim as 21-year-old Caio Henrique de Lima Goncalves.

Local media reported that he was rushed to hospital after the strike on 10th December but he died soon after.

Chilling video footage recorded moments after the strike shows the pitch littered with stricken players and officials desperately racing to get them to safety and medical treatment.

Overhead thunderclouds sent down torrential rain, and the threat of a second lightning strike seemed possible at any moment.

Caio Henrique de Lima Goncalves, 21, poses in undated photo. He died after being struck by lightning in Santo Antonio da Platina, Brazil. (CEN)

Goncalves had been playing for his Uniao Jaiirense team against Unidos, from Santo Antonio da Platina, in an amateur cup fixture at the Jose Eleuterio da Silva stadium.

Five of the six zapped players are still in a local hospital under observation, while a sixth more seriously injured player was rushed to a regional hospital.

In a statement, Santo Antonio da Platina city hall mourned Goncalves’ death and said that it is “making every effort to ensure that those affected have the best possible care.”

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