Gabi Balint announces lineup for friendly with Georgia

Moldova manager Gabi Balint made public the full list of players for the August 11 friendly match against Georgia, Info-Prim Neo reports. Only halfback Petru Racu, who plays for Sweden's IFK Norrkoping, is a new name in the list of 24 players. Denis Calincov, who now doesn't play for any team, wasn't included in the lineup, while Viorel Frunza was recalled to the national team after a two-year pause. Only four players have been selected from the national championship. Three of them play for Dacia Chisinau. Lineup: Goalkeepers: Stanislav Namashko (Kuban, Russia), Eugen Matiughin (Dacia Chisinau), Nicolae Calancea (Zimbru Chisinau) Fullbacks: Simion Bulgaru (Viborg, Denmark), Alexei Savinov, Vadim Borets (both FC Baki, Azerbaijan), Alexandru Epureanu (Dinamo Moscow, Russia), Victor Golovatenko, Igor Armas (both Kuban, Russia), Valeriu Catansus (Shinnik, Russia), Vadim Bolohan (Zakarpattia, Ukraine), Denis Ilescu (Lokomotiv, Kazakhstan) Halfbacks: Petru Racu (IFK Norrkoping, Sweden), Eugeniu Cebotaru (Ceahlaul, Romania), Denis Zmeu (FC Vaslui, Romania), Andrei Cojocari (Dacia), Igor Tagarlas (Metalurh Zaporizhia, Ukraine), Nicolae Josan (Anji, Russia), Alexandru Suvorov (Cracovia, Poland), Valeriu Andronic (Lokomotiv, Kazakhstan), Victor Bulat (Dacia) Strikers: Igor Bugaiov (Lokomotiv, Kazakhstan), Viorel Frunza (Atyrau, Kazakhstan), Anatolie Doros (Cernomorets, Ukraine). Senior coach: Gabi Balint The friendly between Moldova and Georgia will take place on Zimbru Stadium in Chisinau. It is part of the activities dedicated to the Centenary of the Moldovan Football.