Punjab FC's Luka Majcen ruled out for 6-8 weeks due to injury sustained during ISL 2024-25 season opener against Kerala Blasters

The Slovenian forward is set to undergo surgery in the coming days

Punjab FC forward Luka Majcen will miss 6-8 weeks of football in the Indian Super League due to the injury sustained during the season opener against Kerala Blasters on Sunday at Kochi.

Punjab FC forward Luka Majcen ruled out for 6-8 weeks due injury sustained during the season opener against Kerala Blasters on Sunday.The Slovenian has sustained two fractures to his jaw and he will undergo surgery in the coming days.#ISL #PunjabFC #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/gGaCy5X4sy

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The Slovenian has sustained two fractures to his jaw and he will undergo surgery in the coming days and will be under the supervision of the medical team. He will return to action in 6-8 weeks after the surgery depending on the medical conditions and clearances by the medical team.

The Slovenian forward was at the end of a very controversial challenge by Kerala Blasters’s Rahul KP. Rahul KP did receive a yellow card for his challenge. While many Indian football fans on social media have argued that the foul should have been a direct red card rather than just a yellow.

Panagiotis Dilberis’s Punjab FC did manage to claim the three points after a close finish at the end of the match. The Sheers currently sit in the third spot in the 2024-25 Indian Super League league table, after their opening week win.

Speaking on the development, Football Director, Nikolaos Topoliatis said, “It is unfortunate that we will miss the services of Luka for the upcoming fixtures. It was an unwanted aggressive foul by the Kerala Blasters player which resulted in Luka’s injury and we as a club do not support such an aggressive nature of the game which yields to nothing. I wish him a speedy recovery and join the team back as soon as possible.”

Luka scored the first goal, converting a penalty and provided the assist for Filip Mrzljak to score the winning goal against Kerala Blasters to start the ISL campaign with a win. Punjab FC will now meet Odisha FC in their next match on Friday, 20th September at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. 

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