Wednesday, 01 October 2003
FC Schalke 04's promising young midfield player Hamit Altintop will be out of action for a month because of a torn ligament in his leg.
Dream debut
The 20-year-old Altintop will now miss the UEFA Cup first round second leg against Croatian side NK Kamen Ingrad. The tie, which takes place in the Arena AufSchalke on 16 October, is evenly poised as the first leg in Croatia was goalless. Altintop joined Schalke from SG Wattenscheid 09 for