In the 20th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL) on July 28, Henan won a narrow 1-0 victory over Shandong Taishan. According to the senior reporter of the soccer newspaper Lumi, Henan's foreign player Kovic suffered a tongue injury in the match, and was given emergency medical treatment after the match.
Rumi revealed, "In the passageway after the game, I bumped into Kovic and his family and learned that he had accidentally cut his tongue during a fierce confrontation in the first half, leaving a deep wound. He was immediately taken to the hospital for stitches, and fortunately the injury was not serious."
Kovic made his debut in this match. Despite his injury, he kept fighting until the 89th minute of the game before being replaced by Gu Cao. The resilient player has suffered more than one injury this season, in addition to this tongue injury, he has also suffered head and eye injuries.
