A FOOTBALL fan who suffered a heart attack while watching the opening game of his team's season is "as well as can be expected".
The incident happened during half-time at Saturday's Hartlepool game against Bradford at Victoria Park.
Paramedics called to the scene managed to revive him before rushing him to the University Hospital of Hartlepool, where he spent the night in intensive care.
His condition was last night believed to be improving slightly.
Hartlepool United spokesman Mark Simpson said: "The man collapsed with a heart attack and was resuscitated at half-time by paramedics before being taken to hospital. We have contacted the hospital and have been told he is as well as can be expected."
His family are said to be too upset to talk about the incident and his son has asked that his identity was not revealed while his father was so ill.
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