Russia W18 train in Novogorsk ahead of games in Turkey

The U18 Russian women's national team has started training in Novogorsk ahead of two upcoming matches against Turkey.

These following players and coaches are involved:

Goalkeepers: Ksenia Gurbanova, Anna Kildisheva (both MSMO 7.62), Ksenia Novikova (SKSO).

Defenders: Maria Gruzhevskaya, Polina Gubareva, Elizaveta Serkova, Yuliya Churkina, Viktoria Shekhovtsova (all MSMO 7.62), Alisa Matveeva (Meteor), Emmilina Pungina (Biryusa), Sofiya Stafeeva (Chelyabinsk Region U18), Anastasia Telnova (Dynamo-Neva).

Forwards: Veronika Bartsaikina, Sofya Krivosheeva (both Biryusa), Olga Velichko, Angelina Zherebyateva, Violetta Konyashkina, Sofya Lukoyanova, Maria Polozkova, Arina Sazhina, Polina Epova (all MSMO 7.62), Elizaveta Dubey (Agidel), Milana Kochemaeva, Yuliya Kucherenko (both Torpedo), Viktoria Pushina (Dynamo-Neva), Maria Rulyova (Belye Medveditsy).

Head coach: Alexander Syrtsov.

Coach: Oleg Namestnikov.

Goalkeeping coach: Mikhail Vorobyov.

Physical conditioning coach: Ivan Nikiforov.

The two games will be staged on the 7th and 8th of November respectively. Both matches will be staged in Istanbul, Turkey.

Russia W18 head coach Alexander Syrtsov:

- This is a fantastic event for us, especially considering that we haven't played outside of Novogorsk for four years! I want to see our players' capabilities against the Turks. Alongside the games themselves, we have a few cultural events and joint training sessions planned. Over the past few years the number of players ready to represent our national team has grown, we can see that their ability level is rising. We have plenty of talented players who are progressing excellently.