Secret hero: Bundesliga referee saves Mainz player’s life

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Mainz lost 8-1 to Bayern in the Bundesliga on Saturday. However, the severity of the defeat fades into the background due to the human drama that almost took place on the field.

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As has now become known, referee Patrick Ittrich (45) prevented a tragedy on the field. In the first half, Mainz professional Joshua Guilavogui (33) remained motionless after a collision and swallowed his tongue. Ittrich immediately rushes to the rescue, puts the player in a stable side position and removes his tongue from his throat.

In this way, Ittrich could save the Frenchman from suffocation. After the match, the full-time police officer explains his intervention: “If someone is lying there like that, you have to act quickly. I have experienced many such situations. The tongue was in the back and when it comes out you start breathing again and you’re back.”

Guilavogui later reports on Instagram and finally makes everything clear. «I would like to thank my teammates, the referee and the medical staff! I feel great and hope to be able to help my team again soon.” (sbe)

1st Bundesliga 23/24

		team	SP	T.D	PT
	1	Bayer Leverkusen	25	47	67
	2	Bayern Munich	25	44	57
	3	VfB Stuttgart	25	26	53
	4	Borussia Dortmund	25	19	47
	5	RB Leipzig	25	24	46
	6	Eintracht Frankfurt	25	9	40
	7	TSG Hoffenheim	25	-3	33
	8th	Sc Freiburg	25	-11	33
	9	FC Augsburg	25	-1	32
	10	Werder Bremen	25	-5	30
	11	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	25	-9	28
	12	Borussia Monchengladbach	25	-4	27
	13	VfL Wolfsburg	25	-11	25
	14	Union Berlin	25	-18	25
	15	VfL Bochum	25	-22	25
	16	1. FC Cologne	25	-23	18
	17	FSV Mainz	25	-26	16
	18	SV Darmstadt 98	25	-36	13

Source : Blick

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