Mysterious hole ‘from Stranger Things’ emerges in pitch and SWALLOWS footballer during Nations League clash
AUSTRIA'S Nations League clash with Denmark last night was interrupted by a bizarre HOLE in the pitch.
The huge cavity looked like swallowing the players... like a scene from hit Netflix show Stranger Things.
Denmark stars were unimpressed by the dangerous hole, while boss Kasper Hjulmand was left fuming.
Fans watching the match likened it to a portal in Stranger Things.
One wrote: "A portal to the UpsideDown."
While another referenced the show's villain Vecna.
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A third joked: "Stranger Things marketing getting wiiiiiild now!!!"
Rather than Vecna, Austria's villain on the day turned out to be Jens Stryger Larsen.
Xavier Schlager had cancelled out Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's opener, before Larsen struck Denmark's winner with six minutes to spare to consign Ralf Rangnick's side to defeat.
After the game, Hjulmand wrote: "I've seen photos of that big hole in the middle of the pitch. It was dangerous for the players.
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"The field was really horrible, it was difficult to move.
"It's like falling into quicksand, total madness. We noticed it in the warm-up, the more we stepped on the grass, the more difficult it got."
Danish star Andreas Skov Olsen added: "Terrible, I think they are aware that they should could have done better.
"The hole could have ruined someone's career. Fortunately, that didn't happen."
The match had already gotten off to a farcical start, being delayed by 90 minutes due to a power outage.
It marked Rangnick's first loss as Austria boss, after the former Manchester United interim had gotten off to a dream start by winning 3-0 in Croatia.