Baranov back for Uzbekistan trip
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
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Vasili Baranov is back in the Belarus squad for the first time since 2001.
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Belarus head coach Eduard Malofeev has named a 22-man squad for the forthcoming friendly against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on 30 April.
Return visit
The teams met in Minsk on 2 April and drew 2-2 and Belarus will use the return match to help them prepare for their forthcoming UEFA EURO 2004™ Group 3 qualifiers against the Netherlands and Austria on 7 and 11 June.
Baranov comeback
Apart from injured FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz player Igor Tarlovski, Belarus are at full strength, with FC Spartak Moskva midfield player Vasili Baranov back in the squad for the first time since the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales in October 2001.
Group position
After four EURO 2004™ Group 3 matches Belarus are in fourth place in the five-team group with three points.
Belarus squad
Tumilovich, Yuri Tsygalko, Khomutovski, Shuneiko, Omelyanchuk, Khrapkovski, Lavrik, Lukhvich, Shtanyuk, Ostrovski, Gurenko, Khatskevich, Belkevich, Kovba, Kulchiy, Gleb, Romashenko, Milevski, Volodenkov, Baranov, Maksim Tsygalko, Kutuzov.
