Slovakia Defender Martin Skrtel Almost Swallows Tongue, Remains on Pitch (VIDEO)

The former Liverpool defender was knocked unconscious 27 minutes into a friendly against Thailand, and teammate Ondrej Duda just might have saved his life.

It was immediately clear Martin Skrtel was not okay, when the Slovakia defender took a ball right to the forehead in the first half of an international tune-up fixture in Thailand.

Skrtel appeared to have swallowed his tongue as Duda was quick to his rescue before medics took the field, putting the action on hold.

​What is even more amazing is that despite the obvious concussion symptoms, the 33-year old Fenerbahce star was allowed to play on for another 45 minutes.

Skrtel’s savior Duda, who had already opened the scoring, went on to add the decisive assist in a 3-2 Slovakia victory.

Sourse: sputniknews.com

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