Duisburg and Osnabrück for replay

Created: 12/20/2021, 5:10 PM

Osnabrück's Aaron Opoku (r) speaks to referee Nicolas Winter after racist insults from the audience.

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One day after the third division game between MSV Duisburg and VfL Osnabrück was canceled, both clubs issued a joint declaration in favor of repeating the game.

Duisburg - "Yesterday a clear signal was sent against racism," said MSV President Ingo Wald.

“Together with VfL, however, we would also like football to leave this situation as a winner and not as a loser.

That is why we consider a repetition game in the sense of sport to be the only correct decision. "

The Osnabrück player Aaron Opoku was racially insulted by a Duisburg spectator on Sunday.

As the first game in one of the three German professional leagues, the duel between the two traditional clubs was first interrupted and then canceled.

"In terms of sports law, the responsibility for the further proceedings lies initially with the relevant instances of the German Football Association," said the announcement from both clubs.

You don't want to anticipate a decision by the DFB.

“But we are convinced that in the spirit of working for tolerance and humanity, it is necessary to bring about a sporting decision on the green turf and, in the context of a possible replay, together with the DFB, the clubs and the fans, another sign of solidarity and against To put racism. "

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The Osnabrück President Holger Elixmann also said: “Neither MSV Duisburg nor VfL Osnabrück should be punished for the misconduct of a spectator.” The abandonment of the game was a sign against racism and humanity “and this clear statement should go through from our point of view the scheduling of a replay must be reinforced. ”dpa