Viktoria Köln must do without two important players in the offensive in Marcel Risse and Seokju Hong for the away game in Meppen
A test match, as no coach would wish, was played by Viktoria Köln against VfL Bochum during the international break. It is not the final result (1:2) that is causing Olaf Janßen headaches, but the injuries to two of his players.
Hong already operated
Both captain Marcel Risse and striker hopeful Seokju Hong had to be substituted with injuries against the Bundesliga side. While Risse“only “ had a muscle injury, the 18-year-old South Korean suffered a fracture of the metacarpal and had to undergo surgery. “He will certainly be out for the next few weeks” , Jansen commented at the press conference.
Hong had just got going, scoring his first goal of the season in the 2-1 win at Türkgücü München. For the difficult away match in Meppen, Janßen will have to change his starting eleven, which has been so successful lately, with the Swede Nikolaj Möller being the first alternative for the attack. But Albert Bunjaku (37), who recently scored three goals against SSV Bornheim in the national cup, can also hope to play.
