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Kazakhs gear up for Baku trip

Coach Arno Pijpers has named a 26-man squad as Kazakhstan look to follow up a great opening UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying result with a win against Azerbaijan.

Coach Arno Pijpers has named a 26-man squad as Kazakhstan look to follow up a great opening UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying result with a win against Azerbaijan.

Positive start
Having held out for a 0-0 draw in their Group A curtain-raiser in Belgium, Dutchman Pijpers is hoping for another positive scoreline against the Azeris in Baku on 6 September. Kazakhstan will prepare for the game with a friendly against club side FC Astana on 2 September. FC Shakhtyor Karagandy goalkeeper Yuri Novikov and FC Alma-Ata midfielders Andrei Travin and Sergei Larin are involved in the Kazakh Cup and will not join the party until 31 August.

Kazakhstan squad
Goalkeepers: David Loriya (FC Astana), Aleksandr Mokin (FC Astana), Yuri Novikov (FC Shakhtyor Karagandy).

Defenders: Aleksandr Kuchma (FC Astana), Maksim Zhalmagambetov (FC Astana), Piraly Aliev (FC Astana), Yegor Azovskiy (FC Astana), Samat Smakov (FC Kairat Almaty), Farkhadbek Irismetov (FC Kairat Almaty), Kairat Utabayev (FC Kairat Almaty), Aleksandr Familtsev (FC Tobol Kostanay), Daniyar Mukanov (FC Tobol Kostanay).

Midfielder: Dias Kamelov (FC Astana), Anton Chichulin (FC Astana), Dmitri Byakov (FC Astana), Nikita Khokhlov (FC Astana), Eduard Sergienko (FC Astana), Andrei Travin (FC Alma-Ata), Sergei Larin (FC Alma-Ata), Kairat Ashirbekov (FK Aktobe), Denis Rodionov (FK Atyrau), Ruslan Baltiev (FC Moskva), Andrei Karpovich (FC Kairat Almaty).

Forwards: Murat Tleshev (FC Astana), Maksim Azovskiy (FC Astana), Nurbol Zhumaskaliev (FC Tobol Kostanay).

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