Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Independent TV

Showing now | Sport

Video Player Placeholder
England match paused after laser pen shone in Ezri Konsa’s face

00:28

England vs Serbia match paused after laser pen shone in Ezri Konsa’s face

England’s World Cup qualifying match against Serbia was briefly paused on Tuesday night, after a laser pen was pointed at Ezri Konsa’s face.

The match was stopped by the referee in the 38th minute on Tuesday (9 September). The Three Lions were 2-0 up when the incident happened.

Another laser pen also appeared to be shone at Reece James as he prepared to take a free-kick.

Play resumed after the short stoppage with a warning played out over the PA telling fans not to use pyrotechnics and laser pens.

England won the game 5-0.

Up next

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in