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    UEFA.com
    Oct 6 2011


    Armenia beat FYROM to keep dream alive

    by Khachik Chakhoyan
    Published: Friday 7 October 2011, 22.24CETArmenia 4-1 FYROM

    Vardan Minasyan's rank outsiders will fight it out for a top-two
    finish in Dublin on Tuesday after making light work of their visitors
    in Yerevan.


    Armenia will take on the Republic of Ireland for a top-two finish in
    UEFA EURO 2012 Group B on Tuesday after a confident victory against
    the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Yerevan.

    Marcos Pizzelli and Henrik Mkhitaryan thrust Vardan Minasyan's side
    into a two-goal lead before the break. Following FYROM captain Velice
    Sumulikoski's dismissal eight minutes into the second half for a
    second booking, Gevorg Ghazaryan made it 3-0 and although Vance Sikov
    struck for the visitors, Artur Sarkisov had the last word in added
    time.

    Initially nervous as they sought the win they needed to keep their
    qualifying hopes alive, Armenia soon warmed to their task, Yura
    Movsisyan hitting the post after nine minutes. After Filip Ivanovski
    had passed up a presentable chance at the other end, Armenia made the
    breakthrough after 28 minutes as Movsisyan beat three men before
    laying the ball off for Pizzelli to finish from inside the box.

    Mkhitaryan then produced a splendid left-footed effort from 20 metres
    out to make it 2-0, but FYROM did not give up, and might have reduced
    the arrears significantly before the break; Ivan Trickovski hit one
    effort over the bar from a decent position and Armenia goalkeeper
    Roman Berezovsky had to have his wits about him to field Nikolce
    Noveski's shot from distance.

    Mkhitaryan and Ivanovski had decent opportunities at either end after
    the interval, but Sumulikoski's red card tilted the tie further in the
    home side's favour. It took a splendid Martin Bogatinov save to deny
    FC Shakhtar Donetsk playmaker Mkhitaryan his second of the night a few
    minutes later, but the goalkeeper could do nothing about Ghazaryan's
    low shot into the corner on 69 minutes after Movsisyan picked him out.

    Sikov's header from Vlade Lazarevski's corner appeared to have reduced
    the deficit for FYROM, but - for the second game in a row - Sarkisov
    scored Armenia's fourth goal, with man of the match Movsisyan once
    more the provider. Russia's win in Slovakia means that Armenia cannot
    top the group but a win in Ireland would book a play-off spot.

    http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro2012/matches/season12/round=15171/match02240/postmatch/report/

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