Yesterday, England reached the final after beating Denmark.

It was a dramatic decision in the European Championship semi-final where the British were penalized in overtime.

Harry Kane became the goal hero with his 2-1 goal.

The penalties have been discussed a lot.

But there is another detail, just before the penalty situation, that has provoked reactions.

There were two balls on the pitch when Raheem Sterling broke into the penalty area, and then the referee pointed to the penalty spot.

SVT Sports expert Jonas Eriksson sorts out the situation.

- The referee is not obliged to blow the game when there is another ball on the field.

He can blow off if he thinks the ball or an external object (such as a balloon, spectator) affects the game or the players.

The spirit of the game is not to stop the game for ball-carrying teams.

In the spirit of the game, it is right to continue playing.

Raheem Sterling should not get a disadvantage because there is a ball on the field - as long as it does not affect anyone to play on the ball.

- Judge Danny Makkelie could have blown off, but chose not to do so.

Denmark's national team captain Kasper Hjulmand said after the match that he had pointed out to the referee that there were two balls on the pitch.

Hjulmand considered that the ball affected the game.

"It may seem strange"

Jonas Eriksson believes that the referee had control of both balls.

- I am convinced that the referee knows that there are two balls.

The assistant may have said that there are two balls on the field and therefore the referee knows about it.

Now I go into his head, but I think the referee thinks that "I let the game go, if it affects I blow off".

That was the right decision by the judge?

- Yes.

It may seem strange, but the spirit is not to blow off if it does not affect the game.

However, Jonas Eriksson believes that the referee made a mistake in sentencing for England.

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Expert Jonas Eriksson does not think it was a correctly sentenced sentence.

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