There was a moment of shock at the cup celebration in Berlin. Suddenly, an ambulance had to drive inside and treat one person. But the incident ended well.
RB Leipzig has won a title for the first time in its young history. But at the victory celebration in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, there was a moment of shock. Suddenly paramedics gathered inside, after a short time even an ambulance drove to the edge of the field. The more than 74,000 fans in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium fell silent, and the ghostly silence remained for several minutes. At first it was not clear who exactly needed treatment and why. Paramedics shielded the rescue operation from the spectators with blankets.
Person must be resuscitated at the DFB Cup final
It later turned out that a person had collapsed on the sidelines of the football field. According to ARD reporter Gerd Gottlob, a photographer needed medical help. The person was “successfully resuscitated”, as the Berlin fire brigade announced shortly after midnight on Twitter. She was then “taken to a clinic with an emergency doctor.”
For many fans, the incident is likely to have brought back memories of Danish international Christian Eriksen’s cardiac arrest at the 2021 European Football Championship in England. The midfielder collapsed after a cardiac arrest on June 12, 2021 during the Danish national team’s game against Finland. Doctors saved his life. He now lives with an implanted defibrillator and has made his comeback to professional football.
The audience in Berlin was finally informed by the stadium announcer about the external microphones. First of all, they wanted to say thank you for the sympathy in the form of silence. There was a medical emergency, but the patient is now stable and will be taken to the hospital by ambulance shortly. This triggered thunderous applause in the Olympic Stadium. Under the conditions, of course, it was not possible to hold an award ceremony, but the spokesman explained that this will be done immediately.
A little later, the ambulance left the stadium via the marathon gate and the arena was applauded by the fans, and the DFB Cup award ceremony could begin. After the Freiburgers had picked up their silver medals, the Saxons entered the provisional stage and accepted the golden DFB Cup.
Leipzig had previously defeated Freiburg on penalties. The Breisgauer had taken the lead and had looked like the winners for a long time after a red card for Leipzig, but RB came back into the game through Nkunku and then ultimately showed better nerves from the point. With captain Christian Günther and Ermedin Demirovic, two Freiburg shooters lost their nerve. Günther shot over the box, Demirovic nailed the ball to the crossbar.
Editor’s Note: This article was subsequently updated.
Source: Stern
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