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Russia, Anzhi defender Yeshchenko to miss rest of season Left-back Andrei Yeshchenko is facing long layoff and will be sidelined until end of 2013 after knee injury
Anzhi Makhachkala and Russia left-back Andrei Yeshchenko will be sidelined for the majority of 2013 after tearing knee ligaments in a league game at the weekend, the Russian Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old, who joined Anzhi from Lokomotiv Moscow in January, will be out for up to eight months, the wealthy club from the volatile North Caucasus region said on their website. Yeshchenko was injured in a 4-0 defeat at FK Krasnodar on Sunday when Anzhi also lost fellow Russia international Oleg Shatov, who will miss up to three weeks with a pulled hamstring. Big spenders Anzhi, chasing their first Russian league title, are already missing several leading players, such as captain Samuel Eto'o, Brazilian playmaker Willian and Russia winger Yuri Zhirkov, through injury. Sunday's defeat left Anzhi in third place, 10 points behind leaders CSKA Moscow with eight games remaining. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO Sportsand on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports)