Paston to undergo scan today

Phoenix keeper Mark Paston will undergo a scan in Wellington today to determine the extent of a knee injury sustained in the Phoenix’s match against Gold Coast United at the weekend.

Paston was stretchered from the Skilled Park turf after a collision with Gold Coast striker Bruce Djite in the first half of the match and was replaced by Danny Vukovic.

The club expects to have the results of the scan tomorrow.

Phoenix chief executive Nathan Greenham said the club remained hopeful the injury was not as serious as it appeared.

“Mark is an incredibly important asset to the club, so not having him available for any length of time is significant for us. It certainly appears Mark will be out of action for a matter of weeks but we’ll be in a position to know more and to plan accordingly when the results of the scan are through.”