Cyprus primed for Paris test
Wednesday, September 3, 2003
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Cyprus are thinking positive as coach Momcilo Vukotic named his squad for the game against France.
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At full strength
The Cypriots face the reigning European champions and runaway Group 1 leaders in Paris on Saturday, with a only slim chance of taking second place in the section. With Cyprus boasting a full squad aside from APOEL Nicosia FC youngster Konstantinos Charalambides - who will captain the Under-21 side, veteran striker Rainer Rauffmann was thinking big. "Why can't we go to Paris and hope to get a result?" he said. "No player walks on to the pitch to lose."
Positive thinking
"I am very happy to have all my top players for this crucial game," added Vukotic. "We have a very difficult task ahead of us against France and I will be asking my players to remain focused and avoid making mistakes throughout the 90 minutes."
Cyprus squad
Panagiotou, Morfis, Konnafis, Nicolaou, Daskalakis, Theodotou, Okkarides, Ioakim, Georgiou, Kaiafas, Engomitis, Charalambous, Satsias, Michael, Michalis Konstantinou, Okkas, Yiasoumi, Rauffmann.
