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Galekovic makes Asian Cup squad

Dec 23, 2014
Eugene Galekovic will be missing from United's team for Friday's night's opening A-League match.

Eugene Galekovic will be missing from United's team for Friday's night's opening A-League match.

Adelaide United keeper Eugene Galekovic and form striker Nathan Burns are two of seven A-League players named in coach Ange Postecoglou’s final 23-man Socceroos squad for the home Asian Cup campaign.

Capped seven times, 26-year-old Burns virtually demanded a selection recall to the goal-shy Socceroos by bagging 10 goals for Wellington Phoenix to be the leading scorer in the A-League this season.

The other A-Leaguers to make the cut are Galekovic, Terry Antonis, Tom Juric, Matt McKay, Mark Milligan and Matthew Spiranovic.

The squad, under skipper Mile Jedinak, contains 16 of the 23 players Postecoglou took to the World Cup in Brazil earlier this year.

There were no real surprises as Postecoglou trimmed his provisional squad, though players who could consider themselves unlucky include injured veteran striker Josh Kennedy, World Cup winger Ben Halloran and midfielders Oliver Bozanic and Aaron Mooy.

Final 23-man Socceroos squad: Terry Antonis, Aziz Behich, Mark Bresciano, Nathan Burns, Tim Cahill, Jason Davidson, Ivan Franjic, Eugene Galekovic, Chris Herd, Mike Jedinak (capt), Tom Juric, Robbie Kruse, Mitchell Langerak, Matthew Leckie, Massimo Luongo, Matt McKay, Mark Milligan, Tommy Oar, Mat Ryan, Trent Sainsbury, Matthew Spiranovic, James Troisi, Alex Wilkinson.

– AAP

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