Matty's Pain Over Horror In Ukraine

Poland ace Matty Cash last night opened up on his heartache at the awful scenes in Ukraine.

- Andy Newport

The Aston Villa defender qualifies for Czeslaw Michniewicz's squad thanks to his mum but his family ties stretch even further east into their war-torn neighbour.

His grandfather Ryszard Tomaszewski was born in 1936 in the city of Stanislawow, which was then part of the second Polish republic but now lies within Ukraine's borders.

Cash and his side should have been preparing to take on Russia in their play-off semi-final but are instead in Glasgow for tonight's friendly clash after FIFA handed them a bye in the wake of Vladimir Putin's vile invasion.