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After England's victory over Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Championship, reports about the incidents that occurred during extra time have not stopped. In one of them, a crucial moment of the match took place - England's Raheem Sterling fell in the penalty area and forward Harry Kane could convert the penalty kick. However, just before the kick, something unusual happened - a second ball appeared on the pitch out of nowhere. In such a case, the referee should normally stop the game until the second ball is removed from the field. However, this time the referee decided not to react to it and perhaps missed the confusing moment involving the Danes. "Yes, I noticed the second ball on the field, but I wasn't sure how to deal with it. I had seen such an incident in England before and the goal was not disallowed," said England's coach Gareth Southgate. "I didn't see the penalty situation, but many people have been asking me if the Danes were too harshly punished."
How has the second ball on the pitch not been mentioned? Laws of the game mean that play should've been stopped. It was right beside the match ball. pic.twitter.com/M1vmujZxLt
