The coach of the national team of Moldova Ion Caras announced the extended lineup for the training session that will take place in the United Arab Emirates on January 12-22. In Abu Dhabi, the ‘tricolors’ will play three friendly matches: against Norway on January 15, against Sweden on January 17, and against Poland on January 20, IPN reports.
Six players are from Zimbru, six are from Milsami, while five are from Veris, including the Antoniuc brothers. Three footballers were summoned from Sheriff, one of whom the naturalized Brazilian Henrique Luvannor.
The national squad also includes the best three Moldovan footballers in 2013: Alexandru Gatcan, Alexandru Epureanu and Artur Ionita.
Lineup:
Goalkeepers – Ilie Cebanu (Tom Tomsk, Russia), Stanislav Namashko (Domzale, Slovenia), Adrian Negai (Milsami Orhei), Serghei Pashchenko (Malavan, Iran), Nicolae Calancea (Zimbru Chisinau);
Fullbacks – Alexandru Epureanu (Anji, Russia), Igor Armas (Kuban, Russia), Vitalie Bordian, Simion Bulgaru (both Volga, Russia), Victor Golovatenko (Sibir, Russia), Petru Racu, Sergiu Cojocari (both Veris Chisinau), Anatolie Boestean (FC Tiraspol), Stefan Burghiu (Zimbru Chisinau), Denis Rassulov (Milsami Orhei), Veaceslav Posmac (Dacia Chisinau);
Halfbacks – Artur Ionita (Aarau, Switzerland), Alexandru Gatcan (Rostov, Russia), Serghei Gheorghiev (Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol), Alexandru Antoniuc, Maxim Antoniuc (both Veris Chisinau), Dan Pisla, Vladislav Ivanov (both FC Costuleni), Gheorghe Andronic, Artur Patras (both Milsami Orhei), Alexandru Dedov, Andrei Cojocari, Anatol Cheptene (all Zimbru Chisinau), Alexandru Suvorov (Mordovia Saransk, Russia), Eugen Cebotaru (Spartak Nalchik, Russia), Alexandru Pashchenko, Henrique Luvannor, Valentin Furdui (all Sheriff Tiraspol);
Strikers – Eugen Sidorenco (Tom Tomsk, Russia), Viorel Frunza (Veris Chisinau), Gheorghe Boghiu, Petru Leuca (both Milsami Orhei), Radu Ginsari (Zimbru Chisinau), Alexandru Grossu (FC Tiraspol), Igor Bugaiov (Tobol, Kazakhstan), and Igor Picushchiak (Amkar, Russia).