Fresh faces eyeing Moldova debuts
Thursday, August 8, 2002
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Viktor Pasulko has named three new players in his Moldova squad to meet Estonia in Tallinn.
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Andrian Bogdan, Alexandru Budanov and Victor Barisev are all hoping to make their debuts for Moldova after coach Viktor Pasulko named the triumvirate in a squad to face Estonia on 21 August.
Impressed in Germany
Goalkeeper Bogdan, who plays for FC Politehnica AEK Timisoara in Romania, and FC Tiraspol duo Budanov and Barisev are included after impressing at a training camp in Germany.
EURO 2004™ qualifying
Pasulko, who has named "90 per cent of his first-choice squad" in the party to tackle Estonia in Tallinn, will be assessing his players ahead of their EURO 2004™ Group 3 qualifying campaign alongside the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belarus and Austria.
New training facility
On the same day that the friendly is played, Moldova's new national team training base will be officially opened in Vadul-lui-Voda, 20km from Chisinau.