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The nine said it was grateful to Portsmouth and Middlesbrough fans wrong the stadium for their "compassion, patience and understanding"
A Portsmouth instrumentality has died aft a aesculapian exigency astatine the commencement of a Championship crippled saw players taken disconnected the pitch.
Kick-off was delayed by 35 minutes successful the club's location lucifer against Middlesbrough astatine Fratton Park connected Saturday.
Emergency services treated the antheral astatine the scene, but Portsmouth Football Club aboriginal announced the protagonist had died.
A connection from the nine said: "We are devastated to study that a Pompey instrumentality has died pursuing a aesculapian exigency astatine Fratton Park today."
It said the incidental happened "right astatine the commencement of the game", with the referee taking the players disconnected the transportation "to let for attraction to beryllium administered".
"Despite the valiant attempts of the exigency services, the protagonist unluckily passed away," the connection read.
"Next of kin are aware. Our sincere thoughts and condolences spell retired to the supporter's household and loved ones astatine this bittersweet time."
The nine said it was grateful to each the Portsmouth and Middlesbrough fans wrong the stadium "for the compassion, patience and knowing they showed successful specified distressing circumstances".
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