Ireland-Kuwait U21 abandoned after racist remark

Republic of Ireland's U21 friendly against Kuwait was abandoned in the second half after the FAI reported that a racist remark was directed at a member of Irish substitute's bench.

With Ireland leading 3-0 at the time, the game in Austria was cancelled with the association reporting that a Kuwaiti player had uttered a racist remark towards an Ireland substitute and that they intended to report the matter to FIFA and UEFA.

"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," the FAI tweeted afterwards.

"The FAI does not tolerate any racism towards any of our players or staff and will be reporting this serious matter to FIFA and UEFA."

It was the second game of Ireland's Austrian tour, with the side drawing 2-2 against Ukraine on Saturday. An earlier game against the Gabon U23 side was cancelled after the African side decided not to travel.