By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Bochum confirm "serious" muscle injury for Ordets

Ivan Ordets faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a muscle injury in Bochum's 2-2 draw with Mainz.
VfL Bochum will be without centre-back Ivan Ordets for an indefinite period of time.

The Bundesliga side confirmed on Monday that the 31-year-old had suffered a "serious muscle injury" in Friday's 2-2 draw with Mainz.

Ordets has been a mainstay at the back for Bochum this season, starting all 10 of their matches so far.

He was replaced by Erhan Masovic in the 34th minute of the Mainz game.

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