martes, 4 de marzo de 2008

Poland to prepare against Albania

Poland will face Albania in a friendly on 27 May as part of their pre-UEFA EURO 2008™ training camp in Germany.

New agreement
Polish Football Association president Michal Listkiewicz explained that the match replaces a previously arranged fixture. "We were initially planning to play Bulgaria but they changed their plans," Listkiewicz said. "Coach Leo Beenhakker has accepted Albania as new opponents."

Programme
Beenhakker's side return to action against the United States in Krakow on 26 March and have a game against F.Y.R. Macedonia planned for the day before the Albania encounter. They then meet Denmark in Chorzow on 1 June, a week prior to their first ever UEFA European Championship finals match against Germany in Klagenfurt, with co-hosts Austria and Croatia to come in the group stage. Listkiewicz is also looking ahead to 2012, when Poland will co-host the finals, by reaching an agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart Grigoriy Surkis for the nations to meet each year before the finals.