Penza, 17 October 2012. PenzaNews. Penza women players from the female mini-football team “Laguna” Natalia Salnikova, Maria Filisova and Tatiana Deripasko within the Russian national team will take part in friendly matches against Iran, which are to be held in Tehran on October, 17-18.

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According to “Laguna” coach Mikhail Kryukov, Penza goalkeeper Svetlana Rogovskaya has also been called to participate in the training session, but due to injury she cannot play.

Besides Penza players, Russian national soccer team includes St. Petersburg “Aurora” players Margarita Semenova, Elnara Hamidov and Anastasia Ivanova, the players of Moscow “Snezhany-Kotelniki” Tatiana Kuleshova and Tatiana Korzhova, the player of Dzerzhinsk “Victoria” Maria Surnina, as well as Dina Danilova, Olesya Vorobey and Zinaida Chetvernina from Moscow State Technical University.

Friendly matches against Iran are an important stage of preparation for the Russian players for unofficial world championship III to be held in Portugal in December.