The Republic of Ireland Under-21s’ friendly against Kuwait Under-22s was abandoned after one of the Ireland substitutes was allegedly the target of racist abuse.
Monday afternoon’s game at the Parktherme Arena in Bad Radkersburg, Austria was brought to a premature conclusion in the second half with Jim Crawford’s men leading 3-0.
The Football Association of Ireland posted on Twitter : “The FAI regrets to announce that today’s U21 international against Kuwait has been abandoned after a racist remark was made by a Kuwaiti player towards one of our substitutes.