Mereuta earns Moldova chance
Thursday, August 7, 2003
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Moldova have called up goalkeeper Alexandru Mereuta after his impressive UEFA Intertoto Cup displays.
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Last warm-up
The 24-year-old custodian, who helped FC Dacia Chisinau reach the third round of the summer competition, has been named in an 18-man squad for a friendly against Turkey in Istanbul on 20 August. The match will be the final warm-up before Victor Pasulko's men play their last two UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying games.
Eindhoven date
They are at home in Tiraspol against Belarus on 10 September before finishing with a trip to Eindhoven on 11 October to take on the Netherlands. Moldova are bottom of Group 3, with three points from six matches.
Moldova squad
Hmaruc, Mereuta, Covalenco, Catinsus, Olexic, Cebotari, Testemitanu, Valuta, Andriuta, Prganiuc, Ivanov, Boret, Covalciuc, Rogaciov, Clescenco, Frunza, Dadu, Miterev.
