SOCCER SHORTS: SPAIN TEST FOR WORLD RIVALS

American Chronicle
July 10, 2009

MACEDONIA will warm up for their vital World Cup clash with Scotland
by facing Spain on August 12, the same night the Scots play in Norway.

The game against the European champions will officially open
Macedonia’s renovated Philip II of Macedon stadium.

FORMER Rangers and Dundee striker Claudio Caniggia is making a playing
comeback at the age of 42.

The Argentina star hung up his boots four years ago after a stint in
Qatar but now wants to play again in Australia.

DUNFERMLINE have taken freed St Mirren midfielder Ben Carson on trial
and the 19-year-old impressed in Wednesday night’s 1-0 victory over
Stirling Albion.

FORMER Falkirk and St Johnstone striker Graham Barrett has been handed
a trial at League Two side Grimsby.

FORFAR have signed former Plymouth defender Stuart Malcolm and freed
Ross County keeper Matthew Curtis.

ANNAN have beaten Forfar and Cowdenbeath to the signing of former
Gretna midfielder Bryan Gilfillan, 24, who has returned from a spell
playing in Australia.

CLYDEBANK supporters are holding their agm in the Craigbank Hall on
Thursday, July 23 at 7pm.

ALBION ROVERS will play Celtic in the fourth annual Jock Stein
Friendship Cup on Fair Monday, July 20.

SHAMROCK ROVERS boss Michael O’Neill has extended former Queen’s Park
and Clyde midfielder Alan Trouten’s trial period.

EAST FIFE have taken former Dundee United kid Aaron Conway and
Edinburgh City’s Michael Bruce on trial.

ARTHURLIE have re-signed former Ayr striker John Bradford from
Irvine Meadow.

DUMBARTON have reduced prices for their pre-season friendlies
against Partick Thistle, St Mirren and Middlesbrough to pounds 5,
with concessions pounds 3.

BANKFOOT will play a select team drawn from local sides at Scone on
Sunday, July 19, kick off 2pm, in a memorial game for their player
Alan Brown who died in a car crash earlier this year.

MARYHILL have signed ex-Albion Rovers defender Martin McGoldrick.

FORMER Scotland winger Andy McLaren, 36, is looking for a new club
after being released by Irvine Meadow.

LAST NIGHT’S RESULTS Europa League 1st qualifying round, 2nd leg –
B36 Torshavn 0, Olimpi Rustavi 2 (agg 0-4); Birkirkara 0, Slaven
Koprivnica 0 (agg 0- 1); Bnei Yehuda 3, Simurg 0 (agg 4-0); Dinamo
Tirana 2- Lahti 0 (agg 3-4); Zestafoni 6, Distillery 0 (agg 11-1);
Vetra 3,Grevenmacher 0 (agg 5-0); Inter Baku 1 Spartak Trnava 3 (agg
2-5); Irtysh 2, Szombathely 1 (agg 2-2, Szombathely win on away goals);
Keflavik 2, Valletta 2 (agg 2-5); Linfield 0, Randers 3 (agg 0-7);
Llanelli 0, Motherwell 3 (agg 1-3); MTZ-RIPO 2,Sutjeska 1 (agg 3-2);
Mika Ashtarak 1, Helsingborgs 1 (agg 2-4); Nomme Kalju 0, Dinaburg 0
(agg 1-2); Okzhetpes 0, Zimbru 2 (agg 2-3); Polonia Warsaw 0, Buducnost
1 (agg 2-1); Renova 1, Dinamo Minsk 1 (agg 2-3); Rosenborg 3, Runavik
1 (agg 6-1); RudarVelenje 3 Trans Narva 1 (agg 6-1); Siroki Brijeg 0
Banants Yerevan 1 (agg 2-1); New Saints 1, Fram Reykjavik 2 (agg 2-
4); Kaerjeng 1, Famagusta 2 (agg 1-7); Vllaznia Shkoder 1, Sligo 1
(agg 3-2).

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