Goalkeeper hailed for quick thinking after fan suffers cardiac arrest (VIDEO)

Jeremias Ledesma sprinted to provide a defibrillator after a fan collapsed in the stand

Cadiz goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma has been hailed for potentially saving the life of a football fan during his team's La Liga fixture with Barcelona on Saturday. 

The Argentine goalkeeper sprinted to the touchline to retrieve a medical kit containing a defibrillator when he became aware that a fan was suffering from a medical emergency in the stand behind his goal in the closing stages of Cadiz's defeat to Barcelona.

Play was suspended in the 82nd minute at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla after it became apparent that there was a serious situation unfolding in the crowd but while several players from both teams looked on in shock, Ledesma wasted no time in attempting to provide aid when he raced to his own medical team and then back to the stand where he threw the kit towards a medical crew who had made their way to the scene of the incident. 

Ledesma looked on with concern etched across his face, while Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo was noticed praying for the stricken supporter.

Cadiz keeper Jeremias Ledesma sprinted over with a defibrillator and threw it into the stands after a medical emergency in the Cadiz vs. Barca game. Thankfully the fan is now stable, and thoughts with him. Huge praise to Ledesma for his quick thinking