( CNN ) -- Just one week after suffering an on-field cardiac arrest , soccer player Fabrice Muamba was able to watch most of his team Bolton 's emotional victory over English Premier League relegation rivals Blackburn Rovers on Saturday . `` The fact he was able to watch a large part of the game , given where we were a week ago , is great news , '' Bolton manager Owen Coyle told the club 's website on Monday . `` He was pleased that his teammates won the match , although he fell back asleep when the score was 2-0 . '' The 23-year-old midfielder 's heart stopped for 78 minutes following his collapse during the previous weekend 's FA Cup quarterfinal against Tottenham , which will be replayed on Tuesday following its initial abandonment at halftime . Bolton beat Blackburn 2-1 , boosting the club 's hopes of staying in the top division . Fans lay shirts outside the stadium showing their support for Muamba before the match , then inside they held up cards which spelled out his name and shirt number in a huge mosaic . His continued recovery has been described by the head of world football , FIFA president Sepp Blatter , as `` a miracle '' and his plight has attracted international attention , with players across Europe taking to the field in t-shirts expressing support for the Kinshasa-born player . `` In the last 48 hours he is beginning to become aware of the global response , and he is overwhelmed by all the support , '' Coyle said . `` His family continue to spend time with Fabrice and a couple of players will visit him over these next few days to represent the squad . He is still in intensive care and it 's important that he does n't have too many visitors as he continues his recovery , step by step . '' The London Chest Hospital , where Muamba is being treated , confirmed that he is making progress . `` His condition is serious but stable , '' it said in a joint statement with Bolton . `` He continues to make encouraging progress in his recovery . `` Over the weekend , he has been able to sit out of bed for a short time , watch television and has begun to eat . However , he will need to continue to be closely monitored by the medical team here for some time . '' Born in what is now known as the Democratic Republic of Congo , Muamba came to the UK with his family in 1999 at the age of 11 and went on to captain England 's Under-21 team . He made his name at Birmingham before joining Bolton in 2008 .
Fabrice Muamba was able to watch some of Arsenal 's 2 - 1 win against Everton . The player suffered a cardiac arrest during a match with Tottenham on March 17 . The club says Muamba is becoming aware of the support he 's received . Muamba is still in intensive care at a local hospital but is making progress .