the national team of new zealand He withdrew after the break in the friendly match he played this Monday with Qatar in the town of Ritzing in Austria due to alleged racist insults received by the defender Michael Boxall of a Qatari player.
“Michael Boxall he was subjected to racist insults early in the match by a Qatari player. No official action was taken, so the team agreed not to come out for the second half of the match,” the New Zealand Federation said on social media.
After forty minutes of play, the Qatari player Yusuf Abdurisag, As seen in images broadcast on social networks, it appeared to be directed at defender Michael Boxall before a free kick, which angered the New Zealand players.
Despite the fact that the Oceanic team, which dominated from 17 minutes into the game on the scoreboard (1-0) thanks to a goal from Marko Stamenic, continued on the field for five minutes left to end the first half, after the break. he never returned to the field of play.
The Qatari Federation, which did not mention the incident, limited itself to pointing out on their social networks that the New Zealand team “withdrew” from the friendly that faced them on Monday with the Portuguese Carlos Queiroz.
“New Zealand has withdrawn from the friendly match against our team played today, June 19, 2023, in Austria, as part of preparations for the Gold Cup,” the Qatari Football Federation said in a statement.
Source: La Verdad
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