Babos blow seals NAC despair
Thursday, October 16, 2003
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NAC Breda goalkeeper Gábor Babos broke his arm during his side's UEFA Cup exit to Newcastle United FC.
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'A real setback'
Babos's right arm caught Newcastle player Titus Bramble's right foot 35 minutes into NAC's 1-0 defeat, which saw them lose the first-round tie 6-0 on aggregate. "It is a real setback of course," NAC coach Ton Lokhoff said afterwards. "I have seen the x-rays and you do not have to be a doctor to see that his lower arm is broken. They told me a recovery period of six weeks is normal for that."
Injury list
The 28-year-old Hungarian joins Csaba Fehér, Mark Schenning , Anour Diba and Tamás Petö on NAC's injury list with the club lying 14th in the Dutch Eredivisie just two points above the relegation play-off zone, although they are the only side to beat AFC Ajax in the league this season, having secured a 4-2 win last month.
