Skrtel injured in Slovakia win

Martin 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.

Source: Team_Talk