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Mykhaylychenko eager for warm-up

Olexiy Mykhaylychenko has stressed the importance of Ukraine's friendly in Israel as preparation for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Maxymov out
The coach has called on 21 players for the 28 February match, temporarily leaving behind injured FC Arsenal Kharkiv midfielder Olexandr Maxymov, who will join the squad if he recovers from a slight knock. "Unfortunately, the busy calendar does not allow us to get together too often," Mykhaylychenko said. "This is why it is so important to check on the players."

Ukraine squad
Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (FC Vorskla Poltava), Olexandr Rybka (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Evgen Shirayev (FC Chornomorets Odesa).
Defenders: Andriy Bashlay (FC Arsenal Kyiv), Olexandr Romanchuk (FC Arsenal Kyiv), Oleh Dopilka (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Mykola Ischenko (FC Karpaty Lviv), Dmytro Nevmyvaka (FC Metalurh Zaporizhya), Dmytro Chygrynskiy (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Grigoriy Yarmash (FC Vorskla Poltava), Olexandr Yatsenko (FC Arsenal Kharkiv).

Midfielders: Olexandr Aliyev (FC Metalurh Zaporizhya), Serhiy Silyuk (FC Metalurh Zaporizhya), Taras Mikhalik (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Olexandr Sytnik (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Andriy Oberemko (FC Arsenal Kharkiv), Evgen Cheberyachko (FC Arsenal Kharkiv), Adrian Pukanych (FC Illychivets Mariupil).

Forwards: Ivan Kryvosheyenko (FC Illychivets Mariupil), Artem Milevskyy (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Maxym Feshchuk (FC Karpaty Lviv).

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