Landi begins with 1-1 draw
NEW Livingston manager Roberto Landi last night started the process of assembling virtually a whole new squad with a 1-1 draw against Romanian side FC Unirea Urziceni at Almondvale.
Left with only six recognised first-team players following the Italian takeover last month, Landi fielded eight trialists against Romania's fifth-top side coached by former Chelsea defender Dan Petrescu.
The new Almondvale manager has spent the past ten days assessing a range of players and is understood to have signed former Port Vale left-back Jason Talbot ahead of the game. But this first outing of pre-season was the only chance for some of the overseas contingent to win a deal.
Landi fielded two entirely different teams, with Joe Hamill and Anthony McParland both playing a part.
The visitors went ahead in the 57th minute, but Livingston teenager Keaghan Jacobs fired in a rebound in injury time to give Landi an unbeaten start.
The full article contains 161 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
10 July 2008 11:56 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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