The away win of Pfadi Winterthur at the weekend was overshadowed by the serious injury of Roman Sidorowicz. It wasn’t the first rude foul by a Suhr player in the playoffs.
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–HSC Suhr Aarau player João Ferraz buries Roman Sidorowicz under himself and breaks his collarbone.
Photo: Martin Deuring
The scenes are more than two years apart. The players are different. And yet scouting trainer Adrian Brüngger speaks of a “copy-paste situation”, a situation that has exactly happened before.
On May 29, 2021 there will be a duel between Suhr Aarau’s João Ferraz and scout national player Roman Sidorowicz in the Aarau Schachenhalle. Ferraz buries Sidorowicz after the referees whistle in wrestling fashion. “It is a completely unnatural movement by Ferraz,” says scout trainer Brüngger, angry, if you fall, you support yourself on your own arms. Not so Ferraz, the Portuguese threw himself with all his weight – probably around 100 kilograms – on Sidorowicz. The collarbone of the player, who is actually indispensable for scouts, breaks under the load.
