Craig Levein duped as Motherwell fans celebrate Ross County ‘goal’ to leave St Johnstone boss reaching for heart tablets

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Craig Levein admits he was fooled into thinkingRoss County had snatched a last-gasp winner against Aberdeen that would have consigned his St Johnstone team to the relegation play-offs.Despite claiming a 2-1 away victory against Motherwell on the final day of the regular season, ex-Scotland boss Levein and his players faced an anxious wait to learn the full time result between the Staggies and Aberdeen, with a large chunk of injury time added on at the end of the game in Dingwall.With the scores level at 2-2, all Ross County needed was a winning goal to see them finish in 10th position above the Saints, but their failure to grab all three points saw Levein's men finish outside the relegation play-off zone by virtue of goal difference.

Motherwell fans opted to wind St Johnstone up by celebrating to give the impression that Ross County had nabbed a decisive goal at the death, and Levein reveals that the stunt had him scrambling for more medication to help him deal with the stress on a dramatic final day of action.The veteran manager previously overcame health troubles during his spell as Hearts gaffer, when he suffered a heart attack in the summer of 2018 shortly after taking over the reins from Ian Cathro, and he told BBC Scotland: "I'm obviously delighted and extremely stressed out.

When the Motherwell fans celebrated after the game had finished just to wind us up, I had to take an extra couple of heart tablets.

I thought I was going to be carried out in a box! “I’m not kidding, I have never had an experience of that elation and then going right through the floor when I thought they’d scored.