Stekelenburg pulls out of Dutch squad

 　　THE HAGUE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Maarten Stekelenburg has withdrawn¹ from the Dutch squad² for their forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Moldova and Sweden.

　　Medical research on Monday in Amsterdam revealed that the AS Roma goalie has not recovered enough from the head injury he suffered two weeks ago in the Serie A match against Internazionale. The Dutchman was knocked unconscious in a clash with Inter³ defender⁴ Lucio and has not played for Roma since.

　　Stekelenburg complained of some minor⁵ headaches in the past days and is not willing to take any risk. He now returns to Italy to continue his recovery.

　　Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk did not call up a replacement⁶ and the Dutch squad now consists of 22 players. Michel Vorm of Swansea City will probably replace Stekelenburg with Tim Krul of Newcastle United as second choice.

　　'Oranje' hosts Moldova on October 7 in Rotterdam and meets Sweden on October 11 in Solna. The Dutch are already sure of qualifying for the European Championships.

1 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

4 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

5 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

6 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。