Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - Goalkeeper Christian Mathenia will be absent for a long time from second division football club 1. FC Nuremberg. The 30-year-old keeper tore a tendon in his shoulder during a parade in the game against Paderborn last Sunday (2-1), as the "club" announced on Wednesday. "In the end, together with Christian, we decided to have an operation," said team doctor Markus Gesslein. The operation will be carried out this week.
After James Lawrence and Erik Wekesser, Mathenia is already the third newcomer on Nuremberg's injury list after the end of the first half of the season. It is unclear when Mathenia can resume training. Nuremberg will start the second half of the season on January 29 with a home game against FC St. Pauli. During the long winter and World Cup break, friendlies against Schalke 04 and TSV 1860 Munich are planned.
