West Ham coach Rehanne Skinner says they will know more on the severity of Katrina Gorry’s injury in the coming days after their loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Perth international Football Cup. Gorry received treatment for what looked to be a lower leg injury late in West Ham’s 1-0 defeat to PSG at HBF Park on Thursday night. The Matildas midfielder, who captained the Hammers on the night, did not look to be in too much distress while receiving treatment but was removed as a precaution after a strong second-half showing.
Skinner said it was too soon to know the nature and degree of the injury. “She’s getting treatment at the moment, so I’m not sure. She’s picked up a knock, so we’ll just have to assess that in the coming days,” Skinner said.
PSG set up a tantalising final on Sunday against Manchester City thanks to Romee Leuchter’s first-half strike, with the Parisians controlling the game for the most part. West Ham worked their way into the game and had their chances, particularly through Vivianne Asseyi, but PSG’s star goalkeeper and new signing Mary Earps was a relative bystander for large periods of the game. “We know Mary.
She’s very good with the ball at her feet, which is a very important part of her quality of her games. That was excellent,” PSG coach Fabrice Abriel said. “She had little to do.
The header from Vivianne Asseyi in the first half was one occasion where she had a something to do, but overall, there wasn’t enough to analy.