Matildas key midfielder Katrina Gorry is in doubt for the Olympics after the West Ham star announced her season was over with an ankle injury.
The 31-year-old dynamo was forced off in the 21st minute of West Ham’s 2-0 Women’s Super League defeat to Chelsea at the weekend, leaving the stadium with her right foot in a moon boot.
On Wednesday, London-based Gorry posted a message on social media saying her WSL season was over.
“I’ve spent the last few days sitting with my emotions,” she wrote.
“Now is the time to take on this next challenge and trust my body to come back stronger.”
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There are five rounds left in the Women’s Super League, and the competition will end in mid-May.
Gorry and Arsenal’s Kyra Cooney-Cross have created a formidable central midfield partnership for the Matildas, whose first match of the Olympic football tournament will be against Germany in Marseille on July 26 (AEST).
Gorry’s possible absence is not the only concern for Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson, who has already had to recalibrate his team to cope with the loss of the injured Sam Kerr.
Starting central defender Clare Hunt missed her club Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 win over Montpellier on Monday, and French media reported she had a stress fracture in her foot.
Depending on the severity of that injury, Hunt could also face a race against time to be fit for the Games.
The Matildas will be next in action when they take on Mexico in Texas on April 10, before an Olympic farewell against China at the Adelaide Oval on May 31.
AAP
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