Charlton Athletic’s fixture towards Bolton Wanderers was halted because of a medical emergency within the crowd.
Play had been underway for 4 minutes on the Toughsheet Neighborhood Stadium when the referee paused the competition.
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The match was resumed six minutes later.
Bolton confirmed they might replace supporters once they had gathered additional data.
In keeping with The Bolton Information, the person was transported from the entrance of the West Stand ‘on a backboard to the stretcher together with the stand’ and ‘moved to the tunnel space.’
The worrying scenes in Bolton got here simply days after a Portsmouth fan tragically handed away after being taken unwell within the stands through the sport towards Middlesbrough.
The match at Fratton Park kicked off at 3pm however was stopped inside seconds by referee Gavin Ward after he was made conscious of the medical emergency.
Portsmouth later confirmed the devastating information on social media.
A handful of Championship and League One matches had been paused or delayed because of medical emergencies in latest months.
Millwall’s fixture towards Sunderland in November was suspended because of a number of medical incidents within the crowd.
It was reported two separate emergencies befell within the Millwall finish whereas a 3rd occurred within the Sunderland away part.
Kick-off at Kenilworth Highway for Luton City’s match towards Swansea final December was delayed by quarter-hour after a Hatters fan suffered a medical scare.
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Fortunately the fan who fell unwell was taken to hospital in a secure situation as the sport ended 1-1.
A delay of the identical size was enacted when Birmingham Metropolis travelled to Crawley City on December 23.
The Blues went on to document a 1-0 win away to Crawley through Jay Stansfield’s 79th-minute purpose.
Birmingham’s subsequent fixture was additionally impacted by a medical emergency once they hosted Burton Albion on Boxing Day.
The sport was stopped for 4 minutes within the latter phases of the primary half when a lady fell unwell within the Tilton Highway Stand.
Fortunately it was seemingly confirmed through Birmingham-related Fb teams the lady had recovered.