As of: March 12, 2024, 7:25 p.m
By: Jan Oeftger
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Referee Patrick Ittrich reacted with presence of mind during Bayern's game against Mainz.
With his actions he possibly saved a player's life.
Munich – It was the 33rd minute of the match between FC Bayern and Mainz 05 (8:1) when referee Patrick Ittrich possibly prevented a major tragedy.
Mainz's Joshua Guilavogui and Anthony Caci collided violently.
Guilavogui remained motionless on the ground.
The referee immediately recognized the serious situation and saved the player from suffocating.
Referee Ittrich immediately provides first aid in the Bayern game
The Frenchman had swallowed his tongue during the action.
Ittrich immediately provided first aid.
He put the man from Mainz in the recovery position and took his tongue out of his throat so that Guilavogui could breathe again.
“If someone is lying there like that, you have to act quickly.
“I’ve experienced many situations like this,” said the rescuer afterwards in the mixed zone.
Ittrich doesn't just know situations like this from the football field.
His job may have helped him for his quick intervention.
The 45-year-old is a police officer.
“The tongue was in the back and when it's out again, you start breathing again and you're there again,” he explained his vital procedure.
Referee Patrick Ittrich puts Mainz player Joshua Guilavogui in the stable side position.
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Guilavogui is grateful to the referee
After the game, Guilavogui knew who he had to thank and did so on the social media platform !”
The referee hopes that his action has set a positive example for society: “It shouldn't be the fault of the police officer, but rather each of us.
In everyday life, situations can always happen in which someone needs help,” says Ittrich.
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It wasn't just Guilavogui who was grateful to the Hamburg referee: "Nadiem Amiri immediately hugged me because he realized it was an explosive situation." It was the Mainz teammate who scored the only goal for his team shortly beforehand.
FC Bayern clearly won 8-1.
(yeah)