Aston Villa’s Matty Cash booked after revealing message to teammate stuck in Ukraine
Matty Cash sent a message of support to a Poland teammate stranded in Ukraine after scoring the opening goal in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
That felt so good 😍😍 Stay strong bro and everyone in Ukraine ❤️🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/xbvwrTiB4s
— Matty Cash (@mattycash622) February 26, 2022
The Villa right back scored with a low shot from outside the area in the 17th minute and took off his jersey to reveal a “stay strong” message to Dynamo Kiev defender Tomasz Kedziora and his family while Russia undertakes a military invasion of Ukraine.
Matty Cash has been booked for taking his shirt off, displaying a message in support of people in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/rrPhC9pBc4
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) February 26, 2022
Cash was booked by the referee for the act of removing his top.
Perfection. 💥 @MattyCash622 pic.twitter.com/vxMpTMH57P
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 26, 2022
Ollie Watkins then scored in the 68th for his first goal since December to wrap up Villa’s victory at Amex Stadium. It was the team’s second win in its last eight games.
Needed that! A hard-fought three points on the road 💪
Thanks to our amazing away support as always 💜 UTV pic.twitter.com/I6LEQ7hdiM
— Danny Ings (@IngsDanny) February 26, 2022
Kickoff was delayed by 30 minutes due to issues on the roads in and around Brighton which saw Villa’s team bus arriving late.
Kick-off has been delayed due to traffic issues. Further information on a new kick-off time will follow in due course. https://t.co/nJ1yOQNNwF
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 26, 2022
Villa, in 12th place, moved to within three points of 10th-place Brighton, with both teams seemingly clear of relegation danger.