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[Reg]

05 Jun 2010 - 18:21:00

Skrtel suffered an ankle injury as Slovakia cruised to a comfortable 3-1 win over Costa Rica in their World Cup warm-up on Saturday.

The Liverpool defender was hurt in the 16th minute of the match in Bratislava and immediately substituted before being taken to hospital for a scan to determine the extent of the problem.

Skrtel suffered an injury-plagued season and was only making his second appearance since breaking a metatarsal in February.

Slovakia won thanks to an own goal from Douglas Esteban Solano Sequeira and further strikes from Robert Vittek and Stanislav Sestak after the break.

[tubby]

Hope he isn't out of the whole tournament. Seems to be quite a few injuries in the lead up. Id love to see some stats on how many players have gotten injured in the week leading up to the start of a world cup.

[Greavesie]

From BBC

Slovakia defender Martin Skrtel suffered an injury scare when he was taken to hospital for a scan on his ankle.

The Liverpool player picked up the problem in his country's match against Costa Rica but the results showed he would be fit to play in the World Cup. Skrtel said: "It is not too bad, it is just as gash."