Börge Lund (THW Kiel) has been injured at the 31:27-victory in the Champions League game against FC Barcelona. His Achilles tendon is strained and Lund will miss possibly the next six months. He has already undergone surgery and his rehabilitation program will soon begin. But starting with Lund`s injury, the problems in Kiel`s squad worsened some days later. Andreas Palicka has a Meniscus injury and needs also surgery. A four week drop-out is expected for the Swedish keeper.
The Norwegian national player could be available again in spring 2009. The back player who delivered a very strong defensive performance in the Champions League game against Barcelona acted as a playmaker in offense when all of a sudden his foot seemed to be glued on the ground. Without influence from another player Lund plunged to the ground as if being cut by the axe, he was immediately brought into the cabin for medical treatment. "I thought someone had kicked my foot from behind," Lund told the "Kieler Nachrichten": "This is my first major injury. I probably will realize it only when I see my mates play."
Immediately after the game coach Alfred Gislason had asked for a replacement for Lund: "We need a substitute for Börge in order that none of my players has to bear a double burden. Especially in defense. Let`s see what will be possible now," said the Icelander. Since the "Zebras" have a small squad, the club now wants to explore the market for a short-term replacement. But there will be no panic reaction said manager Uwe Schwenker. "A player from the Bundesliga would have to stay in Kiel until the end of the season. A foreigner could also be borrowed only for a few months. But an alien player would only bring us forward in the running season if he has not already played in the Champions League," Schwenker told “Kieler Nachrichten”.
The other hole in the team of Alfred Gislason is left by Andreas Palicka. The 22-year-old keeper already experienced problems with the knee during the game in Mannheim against the Rhein Neckar Lions. How long the team will have to do without him is yet unpredictable. "I prefer to make a prediction after the operation. Then, I will have seen the full extent of the injury with my own eyes," THW doctor Frank Pries said in "Kieler Nachrichten."
During the match against Stralsund in the city of Neubrandenburg, the 26-year-old Florian Hossner (from Kiel Juniors’ Team) will be alongside Thierry Omeyer. As there will be no matches during next week, Kiel sees no acute distress concerning a temporary substitution of Anders Palicka. Otherwise, THW Kiel would have to look for a second substitute.
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