Ref Paused Serbia V England After Laser Incident

England's World Cup qualifier against Serbia successful Belgrade was concisely paused by nan referee aft a laser pen was shone from nan crowd successful Ezri Konsa's face.

The incident occurred successful nan 38th infinitesimal of nan lucifer astatine nan Stadion Rajko Mitic successful Belgrade - which nan Three Lions went connected to triumph 5-0 - erstwhile Konsa threw his caput backmost aft seemingly being dazzled by a greenish light.

A fewer moments earlier a beam had been directed towards chap defender Reece James arsenic he prepared to return a free-kick.

French referee Clement Turpin stopped nan crippled momentarily aft Konsa reacted and said to nan 4th charismatic connected nan touchline.

Shortly aft nan resumption, location was a connection complete nan nationalist reside strategy which warned fans against nan usage of laser pens and different pyrotechnics.

In a abstracted incident, riot constabulary entered nan stands midway done nan 2nd half aft location fans began chanting anti-government songs, while location were besides chants related to Kosovo passim nan match.

At slightest 15% of Belgrade's stadium was closed to location supporters arsenic a Fifa reward for racist chanting successful a crippled against Andorra.

A connection from nan Serbian FA, outer (FSS) said it has been fined much than £600,000 by Fifa and Uefa successful nan past 5 years.