Tuesday, September 4, 2007

BOSNIA NAMES SQUAD FOR EURO 2008 QUALIFIERS WITH HUNGARY AND MOLDOVA

SARAJEVO, Bosnia (September 4,2007) - The Bosnian national football team coach Fuad Muzurović has named two uncapped goalkeepers in his injury-hit squad to meet Hungary and Moldova in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying Group C.

Muzurović, whose team lie second in the group level with Turkey and Norway on 13 points, is missing goalkeeper Muhamed Alaim, defender Veldin Muharemović and midfielder Branislav Krunić though injury. He has given first selections to keepers Zdenko Baotić and Denis Mujkić plus defender Semjon Milošević, and there are recalls for Dragan Blatnjak, Marko Božić and Edin Husić.

"These two matches are very important in the struggle for one of the top two places in the group, especially the trip to Hungary. Our hosts played well against Italy in a friendly but we have to play to win,"Muzurović, whose team visit Hungary on Saturday and then welcome Moldova to Sarajevo four days later, said.

Bosnia squad
Goalkeepers: Adnan Gušo (Pandurii Lignitul Târgu Jiu), Zdenko Baotić (Željezničar), Denis Mujkić (Jedinstvo).

Defenders: Džemal Berberović (Kuban Krasnodar), Branimir Bajić (Koblenz), Safet Nadarević (Zagreb), Dario Damjanović (Hajduk Split), Ivan Radeljić (Slaven Belupo), Semjon Milošević (Sarajevo).

Midfielders: Mirko Hrgović (Hajduk Split), Zajko Zeba (Naberezhnye Chelny), Zvjezdan Misimović (Nürnberg), Elvir Rahimić (CSKA Moskva), Darko Maletić (Partizan), Marko Božić (Fehérvá), Edin Husić (Cibalia).

Forwards: Vedad Ibišević (Hoffenheim), Edin Džeko (Wolsfburg), Adnan Čustović (Excelsior Mouscron), Mladen Bartolović (Hajduk Split), Zlatan Muslimović (Atalanta), Senijad Ibričić (Zagreb), Dragan Blatnjak (Khimki).

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