A football fan was rushed to hospital after collapsing with a suspected heart attack moments after his side scored a late goal in a Scottish Premiership clash.
The St Johnstone supporter was rushed to hospital after he fell ill around the final whistle of his side’s top flight clash with Aberdeen at the Dons’ Pittodrie stadium on Saturday.
His fellow fans were held back from leaving the ground as medics rushed to give emergency treatment to the man.
He was then rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by ambulance.
It is understood the man’s heart had stopped during the dramatic incident, but he was revived and underwent surgery on Saturday night.
It has been reported on social media that the fan had overnight surgery and is now stable.
One fan, who was yards away when he collapsed, said: “The game had finished dramatically – St Johnstone scored a last minute penalty to equalise and the match finished shortly after.
“But all the joy of the goal and a good results went pretty much immediately when we saw the man collapse.
“It was clearly extremely serious and the police and paramedics were straight in to assist.
“They were brilliant – they took control of the situation immediately and gave him the best treatment they could in the stands.
“It was one of those moments that really put the whole thing in perspective.”