Semin springs selection surprises
Friday, September 30, 2005
Article summary
Russia coach Yuri Semin has called on some fresh faces for the final two FIFA World Cup qualifiers, while Dmitri Loskov is back from injury.
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Russia squad
Goalkeepers: Sergei Ovchinnikov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Dmitri Borodin (FC Torpedo Moskva).
Defender: Vadim Evseev (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Dmitri Sennikov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Aleksei Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vasili Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Sergei Ignashevich (PFC CSKA Moskva), Aleksandr Anyukov (FC Zenit St. Peterburg).
Midfielders: Eugeni Aldonin (PFC CSKA Moskva), Rolan Gusev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Marat Izmailov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Dmitri Loskov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Vladimir Bystrov (FC Spartak Moskva), Igor Semshov (FC Torpedo Moskva), Sergei Semak (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Aleksei Smertin (Charlton Athletic FC), Igor Denisov (FC Zenit St.Peterburg).
Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (FC Zenit St.Peterburg), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (FC Zenit St. Peterburg), Dmitri Kirichenko (FC Moskva), Roman Pavlyuchenko (FC Spartak Moskva).