QSL defender, Ousmane Coulibaly who suffered cardiac arrest thanks James Rodriguez for saving his life

Qatari Stars League defender who suffered a cardiac arrest last weekend has taken to his social media space to share appreciation to former Everton star James Rodriguez. 

It was gathered that the former Real Madrid star performed a life-saving first response move in the incident to save Ousmane Coulibaly.

Al-Wakkrah defender Ousmane Coulibaly was playing against James' Al-Rayyan when he collapsed in front of the goal during the first-half. The Colombian midfielder was seen adjusting the head of the 32-year-old to allow him to be able to breathe before the medical team arrived to continue the treatment.

On Thursday night, Coulibaly posted an image of him in hospital recovering from the life-threatening illness and paid tribute to James for his quick thinking in difficult circumstances.

The game was temporarily halted before the severity of the situation led to its eventual abandonment - with the scoreline 1-0 to Al Rayyan at the time of Coulibaly's collapse.

Sharing a photo of himself on the hospital bed, Coulibaly captioned the post: 'On January 9 2022, I suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch just before end of the first-half. Many teams of people helped to revive me straight away after my collapse.

'Thanks to God and the work of those heroes, I was saved. Thanks to James Rodriguez who made the first move to adjust my head. Also to (Al-Wakkrah team-mate) Saoud Al-Khater who quickly signalled the medical team on.'