Shandong Luneng's striker, Han Peng, has to sit out the
remaining matches of the season due to a fracture in his left leg,
website sohu.com reports.
Han was unable to stand after a collision during a training
session on Thursday. His injury was diagnosed after he was taken to
a local hospital.
Han has scored 13 goals for the team in 23 league matches this
season, a record making him the top scorer of both the team and of
the Chinese Super League.
Han's misfortune clouds the team's prospects in this season's
league matches. The defending champions are leading the table with
42 points, ahead of second-placed Changchun Yatai only on goal
difference.
His absence also overshadows China's prospects in its
forthcoming encounter with Myanmar in late October, in preliminary
rounds for the 2010 World Cup, and in a four-nation east Asia
tournament in February 2008.
(CRI.cn September 21, 2007)