Adamyan calls up quartet
Tuesday, February 4, 2003
Article summary
Armenia's caretaker coach Andranik Adamyan has called four newcomers into his squad to face Israel.
Article body
Armenia's caretaker coach Andranik Adamyan has named a 25-man squad to travel to Israel for a friendly on 12 February.
Four newcomers
FC Torpedo-Metallurg Moskva player Karen Ohanyan could be set to make his international debut after earning his first call-up just hours after leaving FC Torpedo Moskva. Other newcomers are Vakhtang Hakobyan of FC Torpedo Kutaisi, Eduard Partsikyan, who is set to sign for FC Pyunik in the next few days, and Tigran Kazanchyan.
Duo return
Meanwhile, FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast striker Andrei Movsesyan and Nea Salamis FC player Armen Shahgeldayn are both back after prolonged absences. However goalkeeper Roman Berezovski of FC Dinamo Moskva is out injured. The game is the last test for Armenia ahead of their UEFA EURO 2004™ Group 6 qualifiers against Northern Ireland on 29 March and Spain on 2 April.
Armenia squad
Hambartsumyan, Hovsepyan, Vardanyan, Artur Mkrtchyan, Dokhoyan, Petikyan, Bilibio, Tadevosyan, Hakobyan, Kazanchyan, Petrosyan, Mkhitaryan, Khachatryan, Sargsyan, Voskanyan, Minasyan, Agvan Mkrtchyan, Aleksanyan, Melikyan, Partsikyan, Artavazd Karamyam, Arman Karamyan, Movsisyan, Shahgeldyan, Ohanyan.
