( CNN ) -- A German top-division football match was called off on Saturday after the appointed referee apparently tried to commit suicide before the kickoff . Cologne 's game against Mainz was postponed when match official Babak Rafati failed to show up , the home team 's website reported . German Football Assocation president Theo Zwanziger called an emergency press conference at Cologne 's RheinEnergieStadion to explain the situation . `` At 1345 I was informed that something terrible had happened , '' Zwanziger said . Rafati , a German with Iranian ancestry , did not appear at midday for his scheduled appointment with his three assistants , who then went to his hotel room and opened it with the help of staff . The 41-year-old was found inside in a `` motionless '' state , Zwanziger said . Police confirmed that no-one else was involved , and it is assumed that he tried to commit suicide . `` According to the information that I have , his state is stable , '' Zwanziger said . `` He is no longer in critical condition and he is currently being treated in the intensive care unit . '' Zwanziger said Rafati 's assistants were receiving counseling after the incident , which came two years after the suicide of former Germany international goalkeeper Robert Enke . Rafati had refereed in the Bundesliga since 2005 , and was on the panel of FIFA 's international officials from 2008 before being dropped this year , the AFP agency reported . `` The pressure in professional sports is unbelievably high . We just do n't manage to bring the right balance into it . No-one should be in such a hopeless situation , '' said Zwanziger , who promised to provide support for Rafati 's family and colleagues . Saturday 's other Bundesliga matches were played as scheduled . Bayern Munich 's lead was reduced to two points after a 1-0 home defeat by defending champions Borussia Dortmund . Teenage midfielder Mario Gotze score the only goal in the 65th minute to put Dortmund second on 26 points , above Borussia Monchengladbach on goal difference . Gladbach crushed fifth-placed Werder Bremen 5-0 as Marco Reus scored a hat-trick , while Schalke moved up to fourth with a 4-0 win at home to Nuremberg thanks to a double from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and another goal from veteran Spanish strike partner Raul . Wolfsburg moved clear of the relegation zone with a 4-1 win over Hanover , while third-bottom Freiburg snatched a 2-2 draw against visiting Hertha Berlin as Stefan Reisinger scored his second goal five minutes into time added on .
German Bundesliga match is called off after referee fails to show up . Officials later reveal that goalkeeper Ali Rafati tried to commit suicide . German Bundesliga president says that Rafati is ` ` stable '' in intensive care in hospital . The 41-year - old had been due to play game between Dortmund and Hamburg .