Uzbekistan will have to do without Alexander Geynrikh when they face Malaysia looking to strengthen their place in qualifying for the 2011 Asian Cup.
The Pakhtakor striker came off the bench on Saturday to grab a brace at the Uzbeks secured a 3-1 win over a resilient Malaysia side in Tashkent.
But Geynrikh did not travel to Kuala Lumpur after suffering a recurrence of the injury that restricted him to the bench at the weekend.
"He is a little injured and that is why we have decided not to bring him to Kuala Lumpur," said Uzbekistan assistant coach Vadim Abramov.
"I don't think that it will be too much of a problem as we still have other players like Bakhodir Nasimov who can take over."
Malaysia, meanwhile, will have revenge on their mind after slumping to a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan at the 2007 Asian Cup.
K. Rajagobal's side sit bottom of the standings having lost both their games in the group so far.
"We have to be positive considering we will be playing the game in the heat as compared to last week, which was in freezing conditions," said Rajagobal.
"I hope that we can find the spark for us to complete the qualifiers on a respectable note when we play Uzbekistan next and then the UAE in early January."
Source:espnstar.com
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