Football: National team coach announces squad for the match vs. Northern Ireland
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National football team coach Anghel Iordanescu has announced on Monday the squad for the match that Romania will play with Northern Ireland in qualifying groups for the European Championship 2016.
16 Romanian footballers playing abroad received the call. Striker Ciprian Marica, still injured, will be missing.
Goalkeepers: Ciprian Tatarusanu (Fiorentina), Costel Pantilimon (Sunderland);
Defenders: Razvan Rat (PAOK), Vlad Chiriches (Tottenham), Florin Gardos (Southampton), Dragos Grigore (Toulouse), Cosmin Moti (Ludogorets), Alexandru Matel (Dinamo Zagreb);
Midfielders: Alexandru Maxim (VfB Stuttgart), Ovidiu Hoban (Hapoel Be’er Sheva), Gabriel Torje (Konyaspor), Eric Bicfalvi (Volyn Lutsk), Lucian Sânm?rtean (Al Ittihad);
Strikers: Bogdan Stancu (Genclerbirligi), Claudiu Keseru (Al Gharafa), Florin Andone (Cordoba).
The full list of players will be announced later this week, after the last leg of League 1.
The match between Northern Ireland and Romania will take place on June 13, at 21:45, in Belfast.
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