EFL clash stopped after medical emergency in crowd as players are forced to leave pitch

Published on August 09, 2025 at 02:48 PM
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A LEAGUE ONE clash was stopped after a medical emergency in the crowd.

And the players were forced off the pitch as the incident was dealt with.

Exeter City fans at a football match.
A fan at Exeter vs Blackpool was taken ill during the first half
St James Park football pitch before a match.
The League One clash was briefly halted

Exeter led Blackpool 2-1 at home during the first half at St James’ Park.

But in the closing stages before half-time, the referee halted play.

Temperatures hit 25C in Exeter on Saturday afternoon.

And a supporter in the away end needed treatment.

So the officials took the players off briefly before bringing them back out to continue the match.

Exeter tweeted at 3.41pm: “38 | A break in play as a medical incident in the away end is being dealt with.”

They then added: “40 | We are back underway.”

One fan replied to the original post: “Oh gosh, hope the person is okay.

“We’ve seen too many of these things happen last season.”

The fourth official added on four minutes of injury time at the end of the half.

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