Soccer: Casoni forced to shuffle his pack

UEFA

March 24 2005

Casoni forced to shuffle his pack

/noticias.info/ Armenia coach Bernard Casoni has been forced to make
major changes to his squad for this week’s FIFA World Cup Group 1
qualifiers against Andorra and the Netherlands.

Berezovsky recall
Casoni is without the services of captain Harutyun Vardanyan through
injury, while defender Sargis Hovsepyan is suspended. As a result, FC
Pyunik’s 19-year-old defender Robert Arzumanyan earns another call-up
after impressing during Armenia’s trip to Dubai. FC Dinamo Moskva
goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky is also included after a lengthy spell on
the sidelines.

Striker battle
In addition, star striker Artur Petrosyan misses out through injury
and so Casoni has decided to select five forwards to contest a place
in the starting lineup.

Armenia squad
Berezovsky (FC Dinamo Moskva), Bete (FC Pyunik), Hovsepyan (FC
Pyunik), Tadevosyan (FC Pyunik), Dokhoyan (FC Krylya Sovetov Samara),
V Aleksanyan (FC Pyunik), Nazaryan (FC Darida Zhdanovichi), Melikyan
(FC Metalurh Donetsk), Lazarian (FC Pyunik), Mkhitaryan (FC MTZ-RIPO
Minsk), Khachatryan (OFI Crete FC), K Aleksanyan (CSF Zimbru
Chisinau), Grigoryan (FC Yesil Bogatyr Petropavlovsk), Artavazd
Karamyan (AFC Rapid Bucuresti), Djenebyan (FC Banants), Shahgeldyan
(Tadamon SC), Arman Karamyan (no club), Ara Hakobyan (FC Stal
Alchevsk), Voskanyan (FC Yesil Bogatyr Petropavlovsk), Petrosyan (CSF
Zimbru Chisinau), Arzumanyan (FC Pyunik).

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