Chelsea goalkeeper Cech ruled out of Czech Republic friendly with broken finger

Cech ruled out of Czech Republic friendly with broken finger

Feb 4, 2013 3:30:00 PM

The 30-year-old picked up the injury in the Blues' 3-2 loss to Newcastle and will now miss the game against Turkey after only recently returning to first-team action

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has been ruled out of the Czech Republic's upcoming friendly clash against Turkey with a broken finger.

Czech Republic travel to Manisa on Wednesday to play against Abdullah Avci's side and head coach Michal Bilek has ruled the experienced shot-stopper out of contention for the trip after a scan revealed that there was a fracture on his little finger, with the extent of the injury layoff as yet unknown.

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"Petr is not flying with us," Bilek told reporters.

Cech has represented his country 98 times at international level since his debut in 2002 and is Czech Republic’s second most-capped player behind Karel Poborsky.

Bilek's side are currently third in their World Cup 2014 qualifying group, trailing leaders Italy by five points and Bulgaria by a point as they seek to book a place for the tournament in Brazil.