On July 28, Henan defeated Shandong Taishan 1-0 in the 20th round of the Chinese Super League. According to the reporter of the soccer newspaper Lu Mi, Henan's foreign aid Kovic was injured in the game and received stitches after the game.
Rumi said, "I met Kovic and his family in the aisle after the game, and that's how I learned that he had injured his tongue in a confrontation in the first half, cutting a rather deep gash. He went to the hospital immediately after the game for stitches, but fortunately there were no major injuries.""
Kovic made his debut in this game. When he suffered a tongue injury, he continued to fight with the injury until he was replaced by Gu Cao in the 89th minute of the game. A tough player, Covic has suffered numerous injuries during games and has also experienced head and eye injuries this season.
