Russia U18 squad for friendly matches against Belarus

The coaching staff of the under 18 Russian national team has revealed the list of players to prepare for a series of friendly matches against Belarus U18 between the 2nd and 4th of September.

These following players have been called up:

Goalkeepers: Yegor Yegorov (Dynamo Moscow), Yegor Zavragin (Yugra), Nikolai Nikulshin (Lokomotiv).

Defensemen: Nikita Baklashev, Igor Verbitsky, Mario Patalakha (all Dynamo Moscow), Alexander Gubanov, Artyom Malkov, Tikhon Shakalov (all Spartak), Ivan Ershov, Vitaly Pesterev (both Severstal), Artyom Karpov (Lokomotiv), Maxim Pashchenko (Yugra).

Forwards: Matvei Babenko (Tolpar), Maxim Velikov, Yegor Solovyov (both CSKA), Timofei Zhulin (Ak Bars), Alexei Zaitsev, Matvei Maximov, Yegor Rimashevsky, Igor Chernyshov (all Dynamo Moscow), Mikhail Ilin, Yegor Smirnov (both Severstal), Timur Mukhanov (Avangard), Nikita Nedopyokin (SKA), Alexander Rykov (Traktor), Ivan Ryabov (Krylya Sovetov), Kirill Svishchyov (Yugra).

Coaching staff:

Head coach: Igor Efimov.

Coach: Evgeny Stavrovsky.

Consulting coach: Vladimir Popov.

Goalkeeping coach: Dmitry Mezentsev.

Physical conditioning coach: Alexander Kofanov.

A friendly game against Khimik Voskresensk will be staged on August 30. Subsequently, on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of September, our players will compete against the under 18 Belarusian national team away from home, with all matches scheduled to start at 13:00 local time.