Injury against KAC

99ers: Star player Haudum breathes a sigh of relief

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The 4:3 penalty victory over arch-enemy KAC gave the 99ers a huge boost - especially as they managed a happy ending in "overtime" for the first time in the fifth game of the season. However, Lukas Haudum's shoulder injury came as a shock to the fans. This is how things stand with Graz's star striker.

After a check from Jensen Aabo, the 27-year-old Haudum, who leads the 99ers scoring list with 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists), suffered a shoulder dislocation. "I'll be fine," he hissed in the first moment after returning to the arena following x-rays in hospital - but the Linz native will certainly not be playing on Wednesday in Innsbruck!

No operation
"He certainly won't play again this year," said 99ers coach Harry Lange, who breathed a sigh of relief after the MRI examination: "Luckily he won't have to have an operation and will be out for the whole season. You can't completely replace an Austrian of this quality, who is also our top scorer. His absence is extremely inconvenient at a time when the club is being rebuilt and not everything is running smoothly yet." But: "We will now come even closer together as a team and replace Lukas from our ranks. We have enough good players. And I really liked the way we performed against the KAC."

Fixed: The Graz squad will have to make do without Lukas Haudum for four to six weeks.