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Osnabrück's Aaron Opoku is said not to have been the insult in question
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After the aborted game of the 3rd soccer league between MSV Duisburg and VfL Osnabrück, there was a surprising turnaround: According to a report by the NRZ/WAZ, the police investigations did not confirm a suspicion of racism.
A final assessment by the public prosecutor's office is still pending.
Referee Nicolas Winter was the first in German professional football to break off the match in December because of a racist incident.
A spectator was accused of insulting VfL player Aaron Opoku from the stands.
The game was rescheduled for February 2nd.
According to the police, the offended man was not Opoku, but his teammate Florian Kleinhansl.
This was denigrated as a "monkey" before a corner kick was taken.
Witnesses also testified after the game that the accused fan used the insult but meant a white player.
"Subject to a final and final 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 website: »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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