"Just wanted to help" – Vuskovic on rushing to aid dazed Kristensen | OneFootball

Luka Vuskovic often makes crucial clearances as a defender. In the home match against Eintracht Frankfurt, he performed his most impressive rescue action yet—one that was only indirectly related to football.

Almost 65 minutes had passed at the Volksparkstadion when Frankfurt’s Rasmus Kristensen crashed into Miro Muheim at full speed. Kristensen then lay dazed on the ground. Luka Vuskovic immediately recognized the emergency and administered first aid by pulling Kristensen’s tongue out of his throat—even before the doctors from both teams, who rushed from the benches, could reach him.

“I’ve never done anything like that before, but I’ve seen other players help out on the field in this way. In that moment, I saw the player lying motionless on the ground. I didn’t really think much about it—I just wanted to help right away,” Vuskovic told Bild in an interview about his courageous intervention, which may have prevented something worse.

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Quick Recovery for Kristensen Thanks to Vuskovic’s Intervention

Curiously, Kristensen even returned briefly to the field after receiving medical treatment, before being replaced by Elias Baum. After the match, he was already chatting casually with Yussuf Poulsen and his former Salzburg teammate Nicolás Capaldo. Vuskovic played a significant role in this and was relieved that the Dane was doing well again.

“A scary moment. Compliments to Vuskovic, who recognized the situation very quickly and reacted well,” praised SGE coach Dino Toppmöller. In sporting terms, the central defender has also been showered with praise in recent weeks. At just 18 years old, he has already become Hamburg’s defensive leader and established himself in the highly talented Croatian senior national team. He demonstrated just how quick-thinking he is on Saturday—in a matter far more important than football.

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