Galekovic surprised by call-up

Custodian ... Eugene Galekovic admits he was surprised by his call-up. Source: George Salpigtidis / News Limited

Adelaide United skipper Eugene Galekovic said he was surprised when Socceroos coach Holger Osieck named him alongside Australia's best gloveman Mark Schwarzer.

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On Wednesday, Osieck unveiled a 23-man Socceroos FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifying squad for the clash against Oman at Stadium Australia on March 26.

Galekovic, Schwarzer and Central Coast's Mat Ryan made the keepers' cut.

Right on cue, Galekovic put on a great show when Osieck was a keen observer during Adelaide's 2-0 win over Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park on Monday.

"Yeah a little bit (surprised) considering all the players from Europe were coming back and the Middle East," Galekovic said after Adelaide training at Hindmarsh this morning.

"Yeah surprised but happy to be going to Sydney and meeting up with the boys,"

"In the future Mark Schwarzer has got his hand on the job but if something does pop up in the near future maybe in Holger's mind you might be a chance."

Osieck said Galekovic, 31, and Ryan, 20, will be given every chance to prove whether they are good enough to keep 40-year-old Schwarzer on his toes until Fulham's shot stopper decides to hang up his gloves.

"We have an opportunity to look at potential candidates for the future," Osieck said.

"And that is what I'm doing and although Eugene is not the youngest anymore but his A-League season so far has been outstanding.

"I saw a couple of games that he played and I had him in that (East Asian Cup) Hong Kong tournament in December and he did very well.

"Mat Ryan is really one of the upcoming keepers that could be in the Socceroos for the next couple of years."

Although Osieck admitted he hasn't named the strongest available squad for the Oman clash the German was confident with his selection before bunkering down to a Sydney camp from Tuesday.

"We're actually not really (the strongest)," Osieck said.

"I wished I had Matthew Spiranovic, unfortunately he is injured and Nikita Rukavytsya is injured and other than that it's a strong group.

"But there's also Lucas Neill with suspension and Carl Valeri due to both injury and suspension."

Osieck also said he hasn't written off Qatar-based former Adelaide United stopper Sasa Ognenovski for the remainder of the 2014 World Cup campaign.

Ognenovski hasn't been named for international duty since October.

"In football, you should never say never," he said.

"But right now I think the guys that are on my list they could do a good job for us so I decided to put them up."

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