Kazakh national team coach summoned 24 players for Friday’s friendly visit to Skopje.

photo by KFF: the Kazakh team before the WC qualifier against Ukraine in March

The first ever encounter between Macedonia and Kazakhstan will be the last test for our national team before the EURO.

Kazakhstan will try to match Macedonia with a domestic based players featuring only two from abroad clubs. Also, there are 5 debutantes: a keeper and 4 defenders.

Coach Talgat Baysufinov will be without several of his best players including forward Sergey Khizhnichenko (low playing time), attacking midfielder Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (doping ban), midfielder Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov (injured), left back Dmitri Shomko (low playing time) and center back Yury Logvinenko (low playing time).

Stas Pokatilov – Kairat
Dmytro Nepohodov – Astana
Mukhammejan Seisen – Taraz

Serhiy Malyi – Tobol
Gafurzhan Suyumbayev – Kairat
Aleksandr Marochkin – Tobol
Nuraly Alip – Kairat
Olzhas Kerimzhanov – Turan
Ruslan Valiullin – Tobol
Erkin Tapalov – Akzhayik
Nurlan Dairov – Kyzylzhar
Maksat Taikenov – Caspiy
Alibek Kassym – Kyzylzhar

Azat Nurgaliev – Tobol
Islambek Kuat – Astana
Abzal Beisebekov – Astana
Askhat Tagybergen – Tobol
Serikzhan Muzhikov – Tobol
Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev – Ordabasy
Vladislav Vasiliev – Energetik-BGU
Bauyrzhan Baytana – Taraz

Aleksey Shchotkin – Rotor
Tanat Nusserbayev – Turan
Roman Murtazayev – Astana

This will be Kazakhstan’s only match this period.