Moldova manager Sergiu Kleshchenko made known the lineup for the Moldova-Kazakhstan encounters of the UEFA Nations League play-outs, IPN reports.
The chosen players are: Stanislav Namashko (Keshla, Azerbaijan), Dorian Răilean (Unirea Dej, Romania), Nicolai Cebotari (FC Petrocub) – goalkeepers; Oleg Reabchuk (Olympiacos, Greece), Igor Armaș (FC Voluntari, Romania), Veaceslav Posmac (Tuzlaspor, Turkey), Denis Marandici (NK Celje, Slovenia), Daniel Dumbravanu (ACN Siena 1904, Italy), Artur Crăciun (FC Tsarsko Selo, Bulgaria), Vadim Bolohan (Milsami Orhei), Ion Jardan (FC Petrocub), Ioan-Călin Revenco (FC Petrocub), Denis Furtună (CSF Bălți) – fullbacks; Artur Ioniță (Benevento, Italy), Vadim Rață (FC Voluntari, Romania), Mihail Caimacov (Slaven Belupo, Croatia), Cristian Dros (Slavia Mozyr, Belarus), Dmitri Mandrychenko (FC Inhulets, Ukraine), Corneliu Cotogoi (FC Petrocub), Marius Iosipoi (FC Petrocub), Sergiu Platica (FC Petrocub), Mihail Platica (FC Petrocub), Iaser Țurcan (FC Petrocub), Nichita Moțpan (CSF Bălți) – halfbacks; Vitalie Damașcan (Sepsi OSK, Romania), Radu Gînsari (Xanthi, Greece), Ion Nicolaescu (Maccabi Petah Tikva, Israel), Virgiliu Postolachi (Royal Excel Mouscron, Belgium) – strikers.
The Moldova - Kazakhstan matches will be played in Chisinau on March 24 and in Nur-Sultan on March 29. If Moldova wins, it will keep its place in League C of the UEFA Nations League 2022/23 and will compete in a group with Slovakia, Belarus and Azerbaijan. If it fails, Moldova will be relegated to League D where it will meet Liechtenstein, Andorra and Latvia.