Gaev rejoins Belarus party

FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti goalkeeper Vladimir Gaev has returned to the Belarus squad for the UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers against Romania and Slovenia.

Young hopefuls
Gaev is one of a number of experienced players returning to the team along with Russian-based Vitali Bulyga, Sergei Gurenko and Andrei Lavrik. Meanwhile, coach Yuri Puntus has found room to bring Under-21 internationals Yan Tigorev, Artyom Radzkov, Anton Omelchenko and Leonid Kovel with the latter pair receiving their first call-ups. However, Parma FC striker Vitali Kutuzov will not play as he is suffering from an ankle injury and has asked not to be considered for international games.

Belarus squad
Goalkeepers: Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moskva), Vasili Khomutovski (FC Tom Tomsk), Vladimir Gaev (FC Dinamo 1948 Bucuresti), Anton Omelchenko (FC Moskva).

Defenders: Sergei Omelyanchuk (FC Shinnik Yaroslavl), Sergei Shtaniuk (FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok), Dmitri Lentsevich (FC Torpedo Moskva), Aleksandr Yurevich (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk), Dmitri Molosh (FC BATE Borisov), Yan Tigorev (FC Dinamo Minsk), Artyom Radzkov (FC BATE Borisov).

Midfielders: Timofei Kalachev (FC Rostov), Vladimir Korytko (FC Terek Chechenskaya Respublika), Aleksandr Kulchy (FC Tom Tomsk), Denis Kovba (FC Krylya Sovetov Samara), Maksim Romashchenko (FC Dinamo Moskva), Aleksandr Hleb (Arsenal FC), Oleg Strakhanovich (FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk).

Forwards: Sergei Kornilenko (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Artyom Kontsevoi (FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk), Viacheslav Hleb (FC MTZ-RIPO Minsk), Leonid Kovel (FC Dinamo Minsk).