Honduras U23 brakes Germany in match tainted by alleged ‘racist insults’

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The Honduras Sub – 23 National Team drew 1-1 against Germany this Saturday in their last preparation match for their participation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The clash was marked by a tremendous scandal … The German team withdrew from the game at 87 minutes as they denounced that their footballer Torunarigha received “racist insults” by the combined catracho.

Jordan Torunarigha is a 23-year-old German footballer, of Nigerian descent, plays as a defender and plays for Hertha Berlin.

“When one of our players is a victim of racial abuse, continuing to play is not an option “, He later pointed out in an annoying way, “said Stefan Kuntz, a former Germany striker who today serves as DT of the German team.

For its part, the National Autonomous Football Federation of Honduras (Fenafuth) pointed out on its social networks that the situation went through a misunderstanding on the field of play.

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In regards to the game, the H went up on the scoreboard to the 60 minutes with a goal from attacker Douglas Martínez who plays for Real Salt Lake in the United States MLS.

The Germans went in search of the tie and they got it thanks to their player Felix Uduokhai.

The match was played from start to finish and those led by Miguel Falero made things difficult for the European team so they report ready to face the Tokyo Olympics.

The Honduras Under-23 National Team has its commitments in the Olympic Games on July 22, 25 and 28 against Romania, New Zealand and South Korea, respectively.

The first two matches will be in Kashima City and the last in Yokohama.

The Bicolor attends the event after participating in the Sub-23 in Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016, in these last two editions they advanced to the second and third rounds, respectively.

ℹ️ The game has ended 5 minutes early with the score at 1-1. The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused.#WirfuerD # Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/D85Q63Ynr9

– Germany (@DFB_Team_EN) July 17, 2021