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RTE, Ireland
March 26 2011
Armenia 0-0 Russia
Saturday, 26 March 2011 17:16
Russia were held to a 0-0 draw by hard-working Armenia in their Euro
2012 qualifier on Saturday, handing a boost to the Republic of Ireland
in Group B.
The top-seeded Russians now have 10 points from five matches while
Armenia surprisingly moved into second place with eight points.
Russia have now failed to score for a third consecutive match after
losing two friendlies to Belgium (2-0) and Iran (1-0) in the last five
months.
After a slow opening, the Russians took control, creating several
scoring chances but failed to find the target.
Yura Movsisyan wasted Armenia's best chance early in the second half
when he fired wide from close range.
Alexander Kerzhakov, who scored for Russia in each of their two
previous qualifiers against Ireland and Macedonia, missed the top
corner when he was sent clear a few minutes later.
Russia captain Andrei Arshavin had a quiet game, missing the target
with his only shot at goal late in the game.
The two teams meet again in their next qualifier on 4 June.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0326/armenia_russia.html
From: A. Papazian
March 26 2011
Armenia 0-0 Russia
Saturday, 26 March 2011 17:16
Russia were held to a 0-0 draw by hard-working Armenia in their Euro
2012 qualifier on Saturday, handing a boost to the Republic of Ireland
in Group B.
The top-seeded Russians now have 10 points from five matches while
Armenia surprisingly moved into second place with eight points.
Russia have now failed to score for a third consecutive match after
losing two friendlies to Belgium (2-0) and Iran (1-0) in the last five
months.
After a slow opening, the Russians took control, creating several
scoring chances but failed to find the target.
Yura Movsisyan wasted Armenia's best chance early in the second half
when he fired wide from close range.
Alexander Kerzhakov, who scored for Russia in each of their two
previous qualifiers against Ireland and Macedonia, missed the top
corner when he was sent clear a few minutes later.
Russia captain Andrei Arshavin had a quiet game, missing the target
with his only shot at goal late in the game.
The two teams meet again in their next qualifier on 4 June.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/0326/armenia_russia.html
From: A. Papazian