SKOPJE, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Macedonia are hoping for a repeat of last
year's Euro 2004 qualifying draw with England when the sides meet again
next week, their coach Dragan Kanatlarovski said on Friday.
'England are the favourite for this game and they need a victory in
Skopje to stay in line with Turkey for the first place in the group,'
Kanatlarovski told Reuters.
'But we will play free of pressure, will have a stadium full of supporters a
nd hope to repeat the result of the first game in England,' he added.
Macedonia held England to a shock 2-2 draw in Southampton last October,
but have since lost any hope of qualifying for next year's finals in
Portugal.
They host England on September 6 before travelling to Slovakia for a match
four days later.
England, who lie second in Group Seven two points behind leaders Turkey,
need to beat Macedonia before facing the Turks on October 11 in a game
likely to decide who qualifies for the tournament automatically.
Midfielders Goce Sedlovski and Igor Jancevski are suspended for the England
game but will return to the squad for the Slovakia match.
Goalkeepers:
Petar Milosevski (Malatyaspor),
Jane Nikoloski (Sloga Jugomagnat Skopje)
Defenders:
Goce Sedloski (Dinamo Zagreb),
Igor Mitreski (Spartak Moscow),
Igor Gjuzelov (Metalurg Donetsk),
Pance Cumbev (Pobeda Prilep),
Goran Stavrevski (Diyarbakirspor),
Milan Stojanovski (Partizan Belgrade)
Midfielders:
Velice Sumolikoski (Synot),
Vanco Trajanov (Lokomotiv Plovdiv),
Vlatko Grozdanovski (Vardar Skopje),
Igor Jancevski (Varteks Varazdin),
Aginaldo Braga (Vardar Skopje),
Goran Pandev (Ancona),
Alexander Mitreski (Grasshoppers)
Strikers:
Ilco Naumoski (Graz AK),
Artim Sakiri (West Bromwich Albion),
Georgi Hristov (Zwolle),
Draganco Dimitrovski (Pobeda Prilep)
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