Czechs to face Scotland without Cech
Injured goalkeeper Peter Cech will miss the Czech Republic's 2012 European Championship qualifiers next month.
- Associated Press
- Updated: August 23, 2011 06:05 pm IST
Injured goalkeeper Peter Cech will miss the Czech Republic's 2012 European Championship qualifiers next month.
Cech was ruled out for three to four weeks after injuring a knee ligament in training with Chelsea last week.
Coach Michal Bilek called three 'keepers on Tuesday to his 22-man squad for the Sept. 3 match at Scotland. Two of them are newcomers - Jan Lastuvka and Ales Hruska - plus Jaroslav Drobny of Hamburg, who has played four internationals.
Captain Tomas Rosicky, who missed Arsenal's loss to Liverpool in the English Premier League last weekend due to a thigh problem, is expected to be fit.
The Czechs are second in Group I with nine points, six behind Spain. A victory would boost their chances of advancing to the playoffs.
Scotland has four points.