Ukraine manager Myron Markevych named the squad for the friendly against 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Netherlands on August 11 in Donetsk.

Cheberiachko to step in
Unlike the last training camp that saw several players putting on the national team jersey for the first time, this time there is only one newcomer. This is FC Dnipro’s Yevgen Cheberiachko who has previously played for Under-21 team. FC Metalist defender Oleksandr Romanchuk received a first cap from the coaching staff led by Markevych, though he has made two appearances for Ukraine while repersenting FC Arsenal Kyiv. In 2007 Romanchuk played Israel in a friendly (1:1) and France in a qualifier (2:2).

Injuries stand in the way
The coaching staff found it impossible to cap against Netherlands all candidates that preliminary featured in the list. Due to injuries FC Metalist goalkeeper Oleksandr Goryainov, FC Metalurh Zaporizhia defender Volodymyr Polioviy, FC Dnipro halfback Ruslan Rotan and FC Dynamo halfback Oleg Gusiev missed out on a place in Markevych’s squad. However, head coach and his assistants will be keeping an eye on their performances.

Press conference
The footballers will move to the national team’s training camp in Koncha-Zaspa on August 9. Next day at 17.00 head coach will chair a press conference. All mass media then will be able to pay a 20-minute visit to an open training session that starts at 18.00. Ukraine play Netherlands on August 11. The match kicks off at Donbass Arena at 21.00.

Ukraine squad:

Goalkeepers: Andriy Pyatov (FC Shakhtar), Andriy Dykan (FC Terek Grozniy, Russia).

Defenders: Dmytro Chygrynskiy, Vasyl Kobin (both from FC Shakhtar), Taras Mykhalyk (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Artem Fedetskiy (FC Karpaty Lviv), Oleksandr Romanchuk (FC Metalist), Yevgen Cheberiachko (FC Dnipro)

Midfielders: Anatoliy Tymoschuk (FC Bayern Munich, Germany), Oleksandr Aliev (FC Lokomotiv, Russia), Yevgen Konoplianka (both from FC Dnipro), Denis Oliynyk (FC Metalist), Yaroslav Rakytskiy (FC Shakhtar), Oleksandr Yakovenko (KVC Westerlo, Belgium).
Forwards: Andriy Shevchenko, Artem Milevskiy (both from FC Dynamo), Andriy Voronin (FC Dynamo Moscow, Russia), Yevgen Selezniov (FC Dnipro).