After the game was abandoned in the 3rd league
The abandonment of the game between MSV Duisburg and VfL Osnabrück caused a stir in December. Osnabrück’s Opoku is said to have been racially insulted. Now there is an unexpected result.
After the canceled 3rd division game between MSV Duisburg and VfL Osnabrück, there was a surprising turnaround. According to a report by “NRZ/WAZ”, the police investigations have not confirmed a suspicion of racism. A final assessment by the public prosecutor’s office is still pending.
MSV relieved that club and city were “not permanently damaged”.
The encounter in December was the first in German professional football to be canceled due to a racist incident. A spectator was accused of insulting VfL player Aaron Opoku from the stands. The game was rescheduled for February 2nd.
“Subject to a final and conclusive assessment by the public prosecutor’s office, we are very relieved that at this point in time and according to the police investigation results published today, which unfortunately are not yet available to the MSV, the suspicion of racism has not been substantiated,” said the MSV in one statement published on the homepage: “We are relieved that these preliminary results did not cause lasting damage to our values, our mission statement and our cosmopolitan city.”
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