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October 7, 2011 Friday 6:12 PM BST
Armenia 4 Macedonia 1
Armenia boosted their hopes of claiming a top-two finish in Group B
after comfortably seeing off 10-man Macedonia in today's Euro 2012
qualifier in Yerevan.
First-half goals Marcos Pizelli and Henrikh Mkhitaryan set Armenia on
their way and, after Macedonia had lost Velice Sumulikoski to a red
card just after half-time, Gevorg Ghazaryan made it 3-0 in the 69th
minute.
Macedonia, who had lost five of their eight matches coming into the
clash, pulled a goal back through Vance Sikov in the closing stages
but Armenia had the final word when substitute Artur Sarkisov
completed the scoring in stoppage time.
The win provisionally lifts Armenia level with erstwhile leaders
Russia on 17 points and two clear of the Republic of Ireland, with
those two sides playing later tonight. Armenia play Ireland in their
final qualifier in Dublin on Tuesday.
After a low-key start in which neither goalkeeper was tested, Armenia
broke the deadlock in the 28th minute.
Yura Movsisyan played the ball in from the left and Pizelli slotted in
from close range.
It was 2-0 six minutes later when Mkhitaryan, with his fifth in
qualifying, drilled home a long-range shot that Macedonia goalkeeper
Martin Bogatinov was unable to keep out.
Macedonia came close to halving the deficit just before the break when
home custodian Roman Berezovsky was called on to parry Nikolce
Noveski's effort, but the visitors saw their hopes of getting anything
out of the game suffer a setback in the 52nd minute when Sumulikoski
was shown a second yellow for a foul on Karlen Lazarian.
Armenia made the most of their man advantage to extend their lead in
the 69th minute through Ghazaryan, who like Mkhitaryan made it five
goals in qualifying when he fired past Bogatinov.
Sarkisov then hit the crossbar for the hosts but he would still end up
on the scoresheet, slotting in from Movsisyan in the 90th minute, four
minutes after Macedonia had netted a consolation strike through
Sikov's header from a Vlade Lazarevski corner.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
October 7, 2011 Friday 6:12 PM BST
Armenia 4 Macedonia 1
Armenia boosted their hopes of claiming a top-two finish in Group B
after comfortably seeing off 10-man Macedonia in today's Euro 2012
qualifier in Yerevan.
First-half goals Marcos Pizelli and Henrikh Mkhitaryan set Armenia on
their way and, after Macedonia had lost Velice Sumulikoski to a red
card just after half-time, Gevorg Ghazaryan made it 3-0 in the 69th
minute.
Macedonia, who had lost five of their eight matches coming into the
clash, pulled a goal back through Vance Sikov in the closing stages
but Armenia had the final word when substitute Artur Sarkisov
completed the scoring in stoppage time.
The win provisionally lifts Armenia level with erstwhile leaders
Russia on 17 points and two clear of the Republic of Ireland, with
those two sides playing later tonight. Armenia play Ireland in their
final qualifier in Dublin on Tuesday.
After a low-key start in which neither goalkeeper was tested, Armenia
broke the deadlock in the 28th minute.
Yura Movsisyan played the ball in from the left and Pizelli slotted in
from close range.
It was 2-0 six minutes later when Mkhitaryan, with his fifth in
qualifying, drilled home a long-range shot that Macedonia goalkeeper
Martin Bogatinov was unable to keep out.
Macedonia came close to halving the deficit just before the break when
home custodian Roman Berezovsky was called on to parry Nikolce
Noveski's effort, but the visitors saw their hopes of getting anything
out of the game suffer a setback in the 52nd minute when Sumulikoski
was shown a second yellow for a foul on Karlen Lazarian.
Armenia made the most of their man advantage to extend their lead in
the 69th minute through Ghazaryan, who like Mkhitaryan made it five
goals in qualifying when he fired past Bogatinov.
Sarkisov then hit the crossbar for the hosts but he would still end up
on the scoresheet, slotting in from Movsisyan in the 90th minute, four
minutes after Macedonia had netted a consolation strike through
Sikov's header from a Vlade Lazarevski corner.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress