▁playing ▁a ▁char ity ▁football ▁match ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Jean - St é ph ane ▁Camer ini ▁( the ▁organ iser ▁of ▁the ▁Map auto ▁G olf ▁Cup ) ▁in ▁Mand el ieu - la - N ap ou le ▁in ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁France ▁when ▁he ▁suddenly ▁col lapsed ▁due ▁to ▁card iac ▁arrest ▁and ▁then ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁com a . ▁He ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁card iop ul mon ary ▁res usc itation ▁( CP R ) ▁on ▁the ▁pitch ▁by ▁Football er ▁and ▁G in ola ' s ▁friend ▁Freder ic ▁M end y . ▁Min utes ▁later , ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁med ics ▁who ▁had ▁arrived ▁in ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁used ▁a ▁def ibr ill ator ▁on ▁him ▁- ▁it ▁took ▁four ▁shock s ▁from ▁the ▁machine ▁to ▁restore ▁normal ▁heart ▁rh ythm ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes . ▁G in ola ▁was ▁air l ift ed ▁minutes ▁later ▁by ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁to ▁the ▁Card io - th or ac ic ▁center ▁of ▁Mon aco ▁ 4 0 ▁km ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Mand el ieu , ▁where ▁he ▁under w ent ▁an ▁immediate , ▁six - hour , ▁operation . ▁Prof ▁G illes ▁D rey f us , ▁who ▁operated ▁on ▁G in ola , ▁said ▁that ▁were ▁it ▁not ▁for ▁Freder ic ▁M end y ▁who ▁admin ister ed ▁C PR ▁on ▁him , ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁dead ▁or ▁suffer ▁permanent ▁brain ▁damage . ▁Prof ▁D rey f us ▁said ▁that