Ozbilis may play against Czechs : Minasyan
25.03.2013,
15:36
Aras Ozbilis, a midfielder of Krasnodar’s Kuban FC, can play in Armenia’s national squad against Czechs tomorrow, the team’s coach Vardan Minasyan told reporters Monday.
YEREVAN, March 25. /ARKA/. Aras Ozbilis, a midfielder of Krasnodar’s Kuban FC, can play in Armenia’s national squad against Czechs tomorrow, the team’s coach Vardan Minasyan told reporters Monday.
“You all know that he (Ozbilis) didn’t have much time to recover, he had just a couple of trainings, and we are not going to take risks anyways,” he said.
It was previously supposed that Ozbilis will stay out of the game with Czechs while recovering from the injury which he got during one of the previous Kuban matches.
Minasyan responded to ARKA correspondent the “chances are high” for Ozbilis to join his teammates tomorrow.
However, according to the couch, Ozbilis will not spend all the two halves on the field. Probably, he will be substituted by either Edgar Manucharyan, or on the contrary, Ozbilis himself will substitute Manucharyan.
Minasyan clarified he knows the names of 10 out of 11 players who will play against Czech. Only Ozbilis chances are unclear as of now.
Armenia will host a game against Czech on March 26 in Yerevan.
Armenia is ranked 84th in FIFA rating, and Czech Republic—27th.
Armenia is listed in group B along with Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Malta.
Italians top the list with 10 points. Czechs have 5 points. Armenia currently has played 3 games and gained 3 points.-0-
