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Updated Tuesday April 25, 2000
Czechs continue to experiment before Euro 2000

PRAGUE, April 25 (Reuters) - Czech Republic coach Jozef Chovanec will continue testing second-choice players in Wednesday's friendly against Israel to help decide on the remaining places in his squad for Euro 2000.

The match at Prague Letna stadium will be the last home appearance for the Czechs, who were runners-up in Euro 96, before the championship.

Chovanec has called up 22 and while he gave no names for the starting line-up, he said on Tuesday: 'Those who have not had many opportunities so far should appear in the starting line-up this time. I want everyone to get a fair chance to show what they've got.'

The Czechs suffered a blow last week when first choice defender, Jan Suchoparek from Tennis Borussia Berlin, seriously injured his knee. He is highly doubtful for Euro 2000.

Chovanec then called up experienced Sparta Prague sweeper Jiri Novotny. The coach said the other possible for the job could be Petra Drnovice's Miroslav Kadlec, the team's defensive pillar in Euro 96, who could make an international comeback.

Israel coach Richard Moeller Nielsen, meanwhile, has replaced injured striker Kfir Udi with Maccabi Haifa's Yaniv Katan.

That is the only significant change to the side which hammered Russia 4-1 in February, but only drew 1-1 with Georgia in March.

Probable teams:

Czech Republic: Pavel Srnicek; Petr Gabriel, Karel Rada, Tomas Repka; Miroslav Baranek, Pavel Horvath, Pavel Nedved, Jiri Nemec, Ivo Ulich; Jan Koller, Pavel Kuka

Israel: Rafi Cohen; Adoram Keisi, Amir Shelah, Arik Benado, Ofer Talkar; Walid Badir, Avi Tikva, Idan Tal, Eyal Berkovic; Haim Revivo, Yaniv Katan.

Referee: Zbigniew Marczyk (Poland)

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