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    VAN BUYTEN EARNS BELGIUM WIN

    uefa.com 1998-2006
    Wednesday, 6 September 2006

    A Daniel Van Buyten goal ensured Belgium returned to winning ways
    with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Armenia. René Vandereycken's
    team could only draw 0-0 with Kazakhstan in their opening UEFA EURO
    2008â~D¢ qualifier on 16 August, yet they managed three points in
    Yerevan despite not having things all their own way.

    Slow start

    The Armenians, playing their first game in the section, held their
    own in an opening half-hour of limited opportunities. Midfielder
    Hamlet Mkhitaryan hit a left-footed shot over the bar for the hosts,
    while at the other end Luigi Pieroni and Karel Geraerts fired wide
    of Gevorg Kasparov's goal.

    Pieroni denied

    Samvel Melkonyan then sent a right-footed effort wide of Belgium keeper
    Stijn Stijnen before visiting forward Pieroni forced the first save of
    note in the 30th minute, Kasparov smothering his left-footed strike
    from outside the box. The Armenia custodian was called into action
    by the same player five minutes later, this time denying Pieroni with
    his feet.

    Pressure pays off

    R. Standard de Liège midfielder Geraerts then volleyed wide as the
    visitors continued to pepper the hosts' goal. The Belgians reaped
    the reward for their pressure four minutes before half-time when Van
    Buyten's header from Jelle Van Damme's cross found the top corner.

    Belgium comfortable

    In the second period, Feyenoord defender Pieter Collen was forced
    off through injury just before the hour, with Anderlecht's Anthony
    Vanden Borre coming on. Despite the enforced switch, the Belgians
    coped comfortably with Armenia's attemps to restore parity to secure
    the first win of their Group A campaign.

    --Boundary_(ID_xj3MpxqxOZQh4BTOaE4+GQ)- -

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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