The laser pointer is said to have been aimed at Schmeichel in connection with England’s decisive penalty during the extra time and videos of the incident were subsequently circulated on social media.
One who during the match noticed the laser pointer from the stands was Denmark’s defender Jannik Vestergaard. And he drew the attention of the referee team to that early on, he tells Danish Tipsbladet.
– I do not know if they did it at the penalty. But they did it already in the first half. There were several things that were not neat from the spectators, but when a lot is at stake, all means seem to be allowed, Vestergaard says to the newspaper.
According to UEFA rules laser pointers are banned from matches and in a press release, which went out on Thursday, the association announces that the matter will be investigated together with the fireworks and the fact that it was booed during the Danish national anthem.
Since the match was played at Wembley in London, the English Football Association is responsible as organizer. But the type of punishment that could be discussed is still unclear. It is also not established when the investigation is intended to be completed.
England won the semi-final against Denmark with 2-1 after a decisive penalty kick. But afterwards, the judge’s decision to sentence him has received harsh criticism from the Danish side when it was thought that the sentence was wrongly sentenced.
In the European Championship final, which is played on Sunday, England will face Italy. That match is also played at Wembley in London.
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