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Fans have taken to social media to vent their fury at there being two balls on the pitch just moments before England were awarded their crucial penalty in the semi-final of Euro 2020 against Denmark.
England supporters reacted with relief on Wednesday evening, admitting they 'got lucky for once' with replays showing there was very little contact made on Raheem Sterling before he hit the floor.
Harry Kane then scored on the rebound after his spot kick was initially saved by Kasper Schmeichel in the first half of extra time to secure the Three Lions' place in the final of Euro 2020 against Italy on Sunday.
Fans have taken to social media to vent their fury at there being two balls on the pitch just moments before England won a penalty against Denmark
The laws dictate the game must be stopped if the second ball is interfering with play
The incident came just moments before Raheem Sterling won a controversial penalty
But now beady-eyed fans have also spotted that there were two balls on the pitch just metres from each other when Sterling began his surge into the box before challenges from Joakim Maehle and Mathias Jensen.
FIFA's laws of the game state that: 'an extra ball, other object or animal enters the field of play during the match, the referee must: stop play (and
