Ipswich Town and QPR‘s Championship conflict was postponed as a consequence of a medical emergency within the crowd.
Friday evening’s fixture needed to be halted after a fan suffered a medical drawback within the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand. Paramedics rushed to the scene and positioned a blue blanket to cowl the realm.
That resulted in a delay to the second half as each units of gamers appeared to return to the sector. Portman Road’s PA system then introduced that the beginning of the second half would resume after a six-minute warm-up to permit the gamers to get again up to the mark.
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A stretcher was dropped at the entrance of the stand to assist deal with the fan. There was widespread applause 20 minutes later because the supporter was stretchered away alongside the realm behind the objective, with a plastic sheet to forestall spectators from seeing who was on it.
The official Ipswich Twitter account wrote: “The paramedics have assisted the supporter in the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand and our thoughts are with everyone involved.”
Ipswich are at present second within the Championship after a formidable few months beneath Kieran McKenna, with their sights set on clinching a surprising promotion to the Premier League.
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Meanwhile, QPR discover themselves in a relegation battle and are third from backside after simply 5 wins this season. Despite their massively completely different first halves to the season, neither facet was capable of finding a breakthrough within the opening 45 minutes.
Elsewhere in League One, Stevenage vs Cambridge United was cancelled as a consequence of an influence lower within the space surrounding the Lamex Stadium.
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