Ukraine may lose a third goalkeeper for Euro 2012 after Oleksandr Shovkovskiy of Dynamo Kyiv injured his shoulder in a local championship match on Sunday, his club said on April 23.
“At first glance, this injury looks rather serious,” Dynamo Kyiv quoted its head coach Yuri Syomin as saying.
After medical examination in Germany, Dynamo doctor Leonid Mironov said Shovkovskiy didn’t need an operation but 10 days of rest, before returning to training. If the pain does not improve, however, he could need an operation, the doctor said.
Shovkovsky’s departure would deepen the goalkeeping crisis in the Ukraine squad following the loss of two other experienced players.
National team goalkeeper Oleksandr Rybka has been suspended for using a banned diuretic while Andriy Dykan broke multiple bones and suffered concussion when he was struck in the face during a game last month.
Ukraine, who will face England, France and Sweden in Group D, may be forced to turn to Bohdan Shust and Andriy Pyatov.
