{"id":77443,"date":"2014-04-01T20:15:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T16:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=77443"},"modified":"2014-04-01T20:15:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T16:15:15","slug":"dramatic-moment-dynamo-kiev-footballer-is-saved-from-swallowing-his-tongue-by-a-quick-thinking-opposition-player-after-collapsing-on-the-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=77443","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic moment Dynamo Kiev footballer is saved from swallowing his tongue by a quick-thinking opposition player after collapsing on the pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-77439\" alt=\"\u0562\u0578\u0575\u056f\u0578\u057e,\u0563\u0578\u0582\u057d\u0587\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev.jpg\" width=\"571\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev.jpg 634w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev-475x300.jpg 475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is the dramatic moment a Dynamo Kiev footballer was saved from swallowing his tongue by a quick-thinking opposition player.<\/p>\n<p>Oleg Gusev, 30, was knocked unconscious after competing for a cross with Dnipro goalkeeper, Denys Boyko, during a Ukrainian Premier League match in Dnipropetrovsk.<\/p>\n<p>He received a blow to the face from Boyko&#8217;s knee &#8211; causing him to fall to the ground with a severe risk of swallowing his tongue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-77440\" alt=\"\u0562\u0578\u0575\u056f\u0578\u057e, \u0563\u0578\u0582\u057d\u0587\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev1.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev1.jpg 634w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Boykov-Gusev1-500x262.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But he was saved after Dnipro midefielder, Jaba Kankava, rushed over and forced his hand down his throat to clear his airways in a potentially life-saving move.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Medical officials soon joined the throng of players trying to save the Dynamo Kiev captain, who transferred to the club in the summer of 2003.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seconds later, he could be seen regaining consciousness &#8211;\u00a0 kicking and rolling around, before eventually calming down.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The crowd, who had been shocked into silence following the collision, burst into applause as Gusev left the field on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gusev was later spotted on the touchline in a fit state of health, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the club has not yet given an update on his condition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E-ob_PMVuCg\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/\">\u0531\u0576\u056f\u0561\u056d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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