Lithuania look to Metalurgs men

Lithuania have recalled three players from Latvian club FHK Liepajas Metalurgs as they look to their UEFA EURO 2008™ Group B qualifiers against Italy and Scotland.

Metalurgs stars
Tomas Tamošauskas, Mindaugas Kalonas and Darius Miceika return to Algimantas Liubinskas's 25-man squad and there is also a place for in-form FK Žalgiris Vilnius forward Tadas Labukas. However, FC Slovan Liberec striker Tomas Radzinevicius and Žalgiris midfielder Igoris Morinas are omitted, with the coach reportedly disappointed with their displays in the 3-2 friendly defeat in Moldova on 16 August. In addition, Deividas Šemberas of PFC CSKA Moskva and Edgaras Česnauskis, from FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast, are suspended for the trip to Naples on 2 September as well as the visit of Scotland to Kaunas four days later.

Lithuania squad
Goalkeepers: Žydrūnas Karčemarskas (FC Dinamo Moskva), Mindaugas Malinauskas (FBK Kaunas), Arvydas Kacinkevičius (FK Vėtra).

Defenders: Marius Stankevičius (Brescia Calcio), Rolandas Džiaukštas (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast), Andrius Skerla (FC Tom Tomsk), Gediminas Paulauskas (FK Ekranas), Tomas Žvirgždauskas (Halmstads BK), Darius Žutautas (FK Atlantas), Irmantas Zelmikas (SC Tavriya Simferopol).

Midfielders: Deividas Česnauskis (Heart of Midlothian FC), Marius Žaliukas (Heart of Midlothian FC), Darius Miceika (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs), Aidas Preikšaitis (FK Vėtra), Saulius Mikoliūnas (Heart of Midlothian FC), Andrius Gedgaudas (FK Atlantas), Vitalijus Kavaliauskas (FK Ekranas), Mantas Savėnas (FK Ekranas), Tomas Tamošauskas (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs), Mindaugas Kalonas (FHK Liepajas Metalurgs).

Forwards: Robertas Poškus (FC Dinamo Moskva), Tomas Danilevičius (AS Livorno Calcio), Edgaras Jankauskas (Heart of Midlothian FC), Tadas Labukas (FK Žalgiris Vilnius), Povilas Lukšys (FK Ekranas).