An air ambulance was forced to take a man to hospital in a serious condition during a football match yesterday.
The North West Ambulance Service confirmed a number of vehicles made their way to Ashville Football Club on Cross Lane, Wallasey, on Monday, August 29, during the team's match with Ellesmere Rangers at around 4.50pm. Ashville FC posted on Facebook that the match had been suspended due to a "serious medical emergency".
The post said: "Game abandoned after a serious medical emergency involving one of our players. Updates will come out when appropriate but right now all of our thoughts and attention are with the player involved who won’t be named at this time in respect of his privacy."
