dThe diagnosis came the next day. It was the worst news that Sasa Kaladjzic and Eintracht could expect: a torn cruciate ligament. He moved in Sunday afternoon during the wild game. Freiburg. The 26-year-old Austrian suffered the injury without any influence from his opponent. The Wolverhampton Wanderers loanee simply collapsed.
A subsequent MRI revealed the devastating diagnosis. Eintracht announced on Monday that its winter access would be canceled “indefinitely.” It usually takes a good six months before professional footballers can return to their playing careers after rupturing the cruciate and lateral ligaments in their right knee, like the one Kalajdzic suffered.
For the striker, who moved from England to Germany with high hopes and ambitions and became a father for the first time a week ago, this is another blow. The torn cruciate ligament he suffered in Freiburg is the third of his career. Kalajdzic tore his cruciate ligament in the summer of 2019 and the fall of 2022.
Sixth place secured in the classification
As of Sunday at the latest, we know why Freiburg's football stadium is called an amusement park. There you can ride a wonderful roller coaster. Eintracht did it together with the sports club. Frankfurt Gate, Freiburg Gate, Frankfurt Gate, Freiburg Gate, Frankfurt Gate, Freiburg Gate. He came and went constantly. Good for Eintracht: thanks to the 3-3 scoreline, the four-point lead over Freiburg is maintained. Sixth place in the classification is assured. It is the goal that the club repeatedly sets itself to make European aspirations possible at the end of the season. It is a goal that this team should achieve with these opportunities.
Ansgar Knauff was in demand in the catacombs of Freiburg's first-class venue. This is how Lower Saxony Göttingen behaved on the field before. In fact, the 22-year-old professional footballer had prepared himself for another appearance on the bench. But as Kalajdzic was injured early, Knauff had to leave his observation post earlier than expected. One man's bad luck was another man's luck: Knauff played by far his best game in many months. “He did a great job,” praised the sports director. Markus Krösche.
It wasn't just the two beautifully scored goals (35th and 72nd minutes) with which the attacking midfielder managed to impress. It was also the way Knauff showed total commitment in every sprint and every duel. Of course he was satisfied with his personal performance. “I'm happy to have scored two goals,” he said.
“But unfortunately that doesn't help us much. Again only one point, after three times we were ahead.” Knauff, as before, was Krösche's sports director and later coach. Dino Toppmöller At the official press conference attention was focused on Eintracht's current central problem. “We have to work on not letting our opponents get back into the game too easily and take home the victory.”