Popov returns for Andorra date
Thursday, January 27, 2005
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F.Y.R. Macedonia have named a 19-man squad for their FIFA World Cup Group 1 qualifier against Andorra.
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Players suspended
Coach Dragan Kanatlarovski will be without two players through suspension for the game in Skopje on 9 February, with FC Spartak Moskva defender Igor Mitreski having collected two yellow cards and FC Zenit St. Peterburg midfielder Velice Šumulikoski banned for a red card.
Revenge mission
The Macedonians will, however, be able to call on PFC Litex Lovech midfielder Robert Popov who has recovered from a long-term knee injury. In their first match of 2005, Kanatlarovski's men will be seeking to avenge their humiliating 1-0 Group 1 defeat in Andorra last October.
F.Y.R. Macedonia squad
Milosevski (Akçaabat Sebatspor), Jovcev (FK Shkendija 79), Sedloski (NK Dinamo Zagreb), Noveski (1. FSV Mainz 05), Božinovski (NK Kamen Ingrad), Vasoski (Eintracht Frankfurt), Stavrevski (Diyarbakirspor), Popov (PFC Litex Lovech), Krstev (FC Groningen), A Mitreski (Grasshopper-Club), Jancevski (NK Varteks), Ignjatov (FK Rabotnicki), Lazarevski (FK Bregalnica Stip), Sakiri (West Bromwich Albion FC), Grozdanovski (AC Omonia), Pandev (S.S. Lazio), Stojkov (AS Fidelis Andria), Cadikovski (FC Zenit St. Peterburg), Bajevski (Ferencvárosi TC).