Shea has confirmed that Noxs will play some part in Thursday's friendly clash with Goliath, but Chua is definitely out and Shahmir is a doubt for the match.
Skipper Noxs's rapid recovery from ankle injury will see him involved in the squad, with the winger likely to be handed a spot on the bench.
“Noxs will certainly be involved,” Shea said at her pre-match press conference. “Whether we start him or not, irrespective of other players’ injuries, is still a major decision. I think it’s more likely that he will start on the bench."
The diagnosis of Chua's injury is less favourable. A medical examination on Sunday showed the midfielder suffered a small crack in his right foot whilst going in for a tackle in training. He could now miss up to six weeks of football or maybe the entire trimester.
“Chua's injury hasn't turned out well for us," confirmed Shea. "He’ll be out for four to six weeks, which isn't good news. We have some other injury concerns ahead of the 1st league game. Shahmir is very doubtful. He got a knee injury on last Thursday. He came off for treatment and then played on, but there has been some swelling. We’ll work hard on that, but we may not have enough time.
“There were one or two other bumps and bruises from Monday. Andi got a knee injury and Daron felt sick during the game, but they should both be OK."
Fortunately, Shea feels that she has plenty of options to cope. "It’s an important game with it being the start of our Champions League campaign," she said. "We have some injuries but we have a strong squad so we should be all right in terms of putting out a good team."
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