Injury fear for Matty eased by positive message

MATTY Cash was giving nothing away about his injury as he reacted to Poland’s World Cup qualifier win over Finland.

- By JAMES PALLATT

The Aston Villa right-back scored as Poland beat Finland 3-1 on Sunday, but he was also substituted at halftime with an injury, after being fouled by Jere Urone.

Poland manager Jan Urban said: “He suffered a severe bruise from the foul, after which he was assisted by doctors and physiotherapists.

“It was a typical knee strike to the quadriceps muscle. The longer you run with something like that, the more it starts to harden.

“He was already limping at the end of the first half. Despite this, he wanted to continue playing. I personally convinced him to make a substitution.

“I substituted him at halftime, and I think it was a good decision, both mine and his, as he agreed to be substituted and wasn’t stubborn about continuing to play.