Big bad luck for a hot Slovenian: 35-year-old Luka Majcen has already scored 7 goals in 8 games and now faces surgery and a long rest
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Many players at thirty-five might be done with the daily grind of professional football, but that’s definitely not the case for the veteran from Slovenia. Luka Majcen continues to impress in India, where he has entered the new season in the form of his life. So far, he has played 8 matches for Punjab and scored an impressive 7 goals! He also recorded an assist. However, despite his excellent start to the season, luck has not been on his side…
In the Super Cup, Luka Majcen scored twice in three matches, and in the Durand Cup, he netted four goals in four matches. He also made his debut in the new season of the Indian Super League with a goal (and an assist). Luka Majcen started the away match against Kerala Blasters on the bench but came on in the 67th minute in front of 17,498 spectators. He made an immediate impact.
In the 86th minute, Luka Majcen scored a successful penalty to give his team the lead, but the home team equalized in the 92nd minute. The decision was made in the 95th minute when the former Slovenian youth international turned into an assister, providing the pass for Croatian midfielder Filip Mrzljak to score the winning goal. Also contributing to the win were Ivan Novoselec, a former player for Koper who played the entire match, and Asmir Suljić, a former member of Olimpija, who came on in the 84th minute.
All is well, but Punjab will have to manage without their striker for several matches. Luka Majcen suffered a jaw injury during the match against Kerala, with fractures in two places. Surgery will be required, and the Punjab medical team estimates he will be sidelined for at least six, possibly even eight weeks. Punjab explained that the injury was due to “unnecessary aggression from an opposing player“, which they publicly condemned.
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