Ion Caras chose the lineup for the February 6 friendly against Kazakhstan. The national football team’s manager summoned 23 players of the 42 put on the extended list, Info-Prim Neo reports. “The match against Kazakhstan will be very important, especially because it will be played after a long pause,” Ion Caras told a news conference on February 1. The manager faces a series of problems. Fullback Vitalie Bordian, halfback Radu Catan and striker Radu Gansari cannot play in the match, while other players haven’t yet found teams and this can affect the game of the national squad. The lineup includes such new players as Ion Jardan of Rapid Ghidighici, and Serghei Gheorghiev and Artur Ionita, who were promoted from the U-21 team. Ion Caras criticized the captain of the national U-21 team Artiom Haceaturov, who chose to play for Armenia’s team. “I’m disappointed as he was born here and made his debut in football here. He was promoted to the national teams of Moldova, but he didn’t at least thank the local coaches or the Football Federation for their work,” he stated. Moldova played against Kazakhstan two times in Antalya and beat them each time 1-0. “We will play for victory this time again,” said the manager.