Porterfield shuffles Armenia pack
Thursday, 24 May 2007
by Khachik Chakhoyan
from Yerevan

Injuries and suspensions have prompted Armenia coach
Ian Porterfield to invite two newcomers to the squad
for the games against Kazakhstan and Poland.

New faces
With regular starters Romik Khachatryan and Levon
Pachajyan both suspended for the UEFA EURO 2008′
qualifier against Kazakhstan on 2 June, FC Ararat
defender Vahagn Minasyan and FC Banants defender
Ararat Arakelyan may yet be drafted into the team. CSF
Zimbru Chisinau’s Karen Aleksanyan misses out on the
squad through injury while there is no place for FC
Illychivets Mariupil forward Ara Hakobyan. Armenia are
currently bottom of qualifying Group A with just one
point from five games.

Armenia squad
Goalkeepers: Roman Berezovski (FC Khimki), Gevorg
Kasparov (FC Pas).

Defenders: Robert Arzumanyan (FC Pyunik), Karen
Dokhoyan (no club), Sargis Hovsepyan (FC Pyunik),
Valery Aleksanyan (FC Pyunik), Aleksander Tadevosyan
(FC Bargh), Yegishe Melikyan (FC Banants), Vahagn
Minasyan (FC Ararat), Ararat Arakelyan (FC Banants).

Midfielders: Agvan Lazarian (FC Bargh), Hamlet
Mkhitaryan (FC Pas), Romik Khachatryan (AFC Unirea
Valahorum Urziceni), Artavazd Karamyan (FCU
Politehnica Timisoara), Levon Pachajyan (FC Pyunik),
Rafael Nazaryan (FC Pyunik), Artur Minasyan (FC
Ararat), Samvel Melkonyan (FC Banants).

Forwards: Arman Karamyan (FC Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt),
Armen Shahgeldyan (FC Mika), Aram Hakobyan (FC
Illychivets Mariupil), Edgar Manucharyan (AFC Ajax),
Robert Zebelyan (FC Kuban Krasnodar).

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