Player in Austria sent off, banned for reaction to racist insults


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 Austrian league's disciplinary committee said that Tekpetey, who plays for top-flight club Altach on loan from Germany's Schalke 04, was handed a two-match ban for unsporting behaviour in the match away to third tier Union Gurten.

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