Goalkeeping doctor saves opponent’s life during Sunday League game

A helicopter arrives at the football pitch after a Sunday League footballer suffered a cardiac arrest (Nino Nieli)

A doctor playing as a goalkeeper was called into action during a Sunday League game when an opposition player collapsed on the pitch.

Arlesey Town custodian David Jones, 31, a doctor from Hitchin, Hertfordshire in the UK spotted a Shefford Veterans player collapse at the end of the first half of the friendly.