VIENNA (Reuters) - Ghanaian player Bernard Tekpetey has been banned after he was sent off for his reaction to alleged racist provocation from rival supporters during an Austrian Cup match. The second match of the 20-year-old's ban has been suspended for six months, the committee said in a statement. Match reports in Austrian media said that Tekpetey scored from a free kick in extra-time and then made gestures to Gurten supporters who had been hurling racist insults at him. "The OeFB strongly condemns, as a basic rule, any form of racism," said general secretary Thomas Hollerer in a statement. Union Gurten confirmed in a statement that the game was "briefly interrupted by racist chanting from the public".

Source: The Star September 21, 2017 17:26 UTC