Thorvaldsson hurt for Halmstad
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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Halmstads BK's Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson has been ruled out for six weeks with a shin injury as his side prepare for their meeting with UC Sampdoria.
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Persistent pain
The 23-year-old Icelandic international was hurt in training on Saturday, with the Swedish club preparing for the Thursday visit of their Group C rivals at a camp in Turkey. Halmstad coach Janne Andersson said: "When we got back, he had an X-ray because the pain wouldn’t go away, and it revealed a fracture."
'Positive note'
Thorvaldsson is a key man for Halmstad, having scored 16 goals in the 2005 Allsvenskan. "Of course it's a huge blow for the team as well," said Andersson. "On a positive note, it didn't happen during the [domestic] season and he'll only miss two games.” Halmstad have lost their first two group-stage matches while Sampdoria took a point from their only fixture to date.
