A Bulgarian football club have apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive.
Arda Kardzhali, which is located in the southern Bulgarian town of Kardzhali, and play in the country's top division, held the minute's silence in honour of Petko Ganchev before Sunday's game against Levski Sofia.
Both teams lined up near the centre circle before kicking off in the 1-1 draw, bowing their heads to mourn Ganchev.
But, before the match was over, Arda posted on their Facebook page saying they had received wrong information about Ganchev's death.
The club said: "The management of PFC Arda would like to express a huge apology to the former Arda player Petko Ganchev and his relatives after the club received wrong information about his death.
"We wish Petko Ganchev many more years of good health and to enjoy the success of Arda."
The post appeared to have been deleted by Monday evening.
As it turned out, an apology was certainly due, as they nearly gave his wife a heart attack.
Later recalling his version of events on tv station bTV, Ganchev, 78 and still very much alive, said: "I never miss watching Arda's matches on television.
"This time, I was about ten minutes late for the game against Levski because I had some work to do.
"As I was driving home, my phone started ringing a lot but I was driving and I didn't dare to answer.
"I entered the garden and my wife greeted me in tears. She said, 'Petko, Petko, they've announced on TV that you've passed away!' I couldn't understand what she was saying or what had happened."
They at least got to enjoy a decent afternoon, as Arda held 26-time league champions Levski Sofia to a 1-1 draw, keeping the southern team fifth in the table.