Kozulin set for Kazakhstan bow

FC Ordabasy Shymkent defender Sergey Kozulin could make his competitive debut for Kazakhstan in either of their UEFA EURO 2008™ home qualifiers against Armenia and Azerbaijan on 2 and 6 June.

The 26-year-old has already played six friendly internationals for his country but has yet to appear in a competitive match. There are no more new faces in the squad which features all the strongest Kazakh players. Kazakhstan lie sixth in Group A following a 2-1 win against Serbia in their last qualifier - their first win since joining UEFA in 2002.

Kazakhstan squad
Goalkeepers: David Loria (FC Shakhtyor Karagandy), Yuriy Novikov (FC Zhetysu Taldykorgan), Zhasulan Dekhkanov (FK Aktobe).

Defenders: Yegor Azovskiy (FC Ordabasy Shymkent), Samat Smakov (FK Aktobe), Aleksandr Kuchma (FC Astana), Farkhadbek Irismetov (FC Tobol Kostanay), Maksim Zhalmagambetov (FC Astana), Oleg Kornienko (FC Shakhtyor Karagandy), Sergey Kozulin (FC Ordabasy Shymkent).

Midfielders: Kairat Utabayev (FC Alma-Ata), Anton Chichulin (FC Astana), Dias Kamelov (FC Ordabasy Shymkent), Kairat Ashirbekov (FK Aktobe), Zhambyl Kukeyev (FC Astana), Ruslan Baltiev (FC Tobol Kostanay), Sergey Skorykh (FC Tobol Kostanay), Eduard Sergienko (FC Astana), Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (FC Tobol Kostanay), Peraly Aliyev (FC Astana), Andrei Karpovitch (FC Dinamo Moskva).

Forwards: Dmitriy Byakov (FC Alma-Ata), Andrey Finonchenko (FC Shakhtyor Karagandy), Murat Suyumagambetov (FC Astana).