Balint announces squad for first Euro 2012 qualifying matches

Moldova manager Gabi Balint on Monday announced the squad for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Finland and Hungary, Info-Prim Neo reports. Compared with the friendly with Georgia on August 11, Balint decided not to invite defender Alexei Savinov and midfielder Victor Bulat. Instead, he convened Victor Comlenoc and Denis Calicov. Also striker Alexandru Dedov from Latvia's Ventspils was convened for the first time to represent Moldova. [Moldova squad:] [GK:] Stanislav Namaşco (Kuban, Russia), Evgheni Matiughin (Dacia Chisinau), Nicolae Calancea (Zimbru Chisinau). [DF:] Semion Bulgaru (Alania, Russia), Vadim Boreţ (Baku, Azerbaijan), Alexandru Epureanu (Dinamo Moscow, Russia), Victor Golovatenco, Igor Armaş (both from Kuban), Valeriu Catânsus (Shinnik, Russia), Petr Racu (Norrkoping, Sweden), Vadim Bolohan, Denis Ilescu (Dacia). [MF:] Eugen Cebotaru (Ceahlaul, Romania), Denis Zmeu (Vaslui, Romania), Andrei Cojocaru (Dacia), Igor Ţâgârlaş (Metallurg Zaporozhye, Ukraine), Nicolai Josan (Anzi, Russia), Alexandru Suvorov (Krakow, Poland), Valeriu Andronic (Lokomotiv, Kazakhstan), Victor Comlenoc (Akzhaik, Kazakhstan), Denis Calincov. [FW:] Igor Bugaiov (Lokomotiv, Kazakhstan), Viorel Frunze (Atyrau, Kazakhstan), Anatol Doroş (Chernomorets, Ukraine), Alexandru Dedov (Ventspils, Latvia). Moldova will play its first Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland on September at Zimbru Stadium in Chisinau.