**The Football Association will make a formal complaint to Fifa after flares were thrown on to the pitch during England’s defeat in Ukraine.**Seconds after the match at the Dnipro Stadium kicked off, fans behind Robert Green’s goal lobbed several lit flares into the penalty area.
More were hurled after Andriy Shevchenko missed a penalty following Green’s 16th-minute sending off.
A spokesman for the FA described the events as “unacceptable”.
“We have spoken with the Fifa delegate and we will be submitting a report with regard to the missiles,” said FA director of communications Adrian Bevington.
"We will be following that up with a formal complaint.
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“Referee Damir Skomina was forced to threaten an abandonment”
“It is not acceptable for any player to come under attack from sustained missile-throwing and we will be forwarding that to Fifa in the next week.”
After play was stopped twice in the first half to clear the flares from the pitch, BBC Radio 5 live reported that an announcement was made at half-time warning fans that the game would be abandoned if any more were thrown.
Ukraine held out for a 1-0 win, which boosted their hopes of securing a place in the play-offs for the final World Cup berths.