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Euro 2012 within reach after another Armenia victory
by Emil Sanamyan
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-10-07-euro-2012-within-reach-after-another-armenia-victory
Published: Friday October 07, 2011
Fans celebrate Armenia's dominance of Macedonia. Photolur
Armenia celebrates opening goal against Macedonia . Photolur
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Washington - Armenia footballers beat Macedonia in decisive fashion
leaving the remaining qualification away match against Ireland on
October 11 a make-or-break contest for both teams seeking to play in
the European championship next year.
The game began with seesaw action with Macedonia keeping the ball
better in the twenty minutes, but Yura Movsisyan's uncompromising
performance proved decisive yet again.
On 29th minute Movsisyan tore through the Macedonian flank putting
Marcos Pizzelli in a goal-scoring position and Pizzelli capitalized.
Armenia made it 2:0 with Henrik Mkhitaryan's trademark long shot on
34th minute.
After the break Armenia continued the pressure, but Macedonia held
steady until another one of Movsisyan's righ flank breakthroughs
resulted in a long pass to Gevorg Ghazaryan who made it 3:0 on 69th
minute from close range.
With Movsisyan himself missing at least two great scoring
opportunities and Armenia showing signs of relaxation, Macedonia
pushed back towards the end of the game capitalizing with a Vanche
Shikov header from a corner kick on 86th minute.
But in added time yet another Movsisyan pass put Artur Sarkisov in
front of the goal and Sarkisov beat the Macedonian goalkeeper making
the final score 4:1.
Armenia now has 17 points with one game left to play in Dublin.
Armenia must win that match to earn the second spot in Group B. In
other group action Slovakia lost to Russia 0:1 and Ireland topped
Andorra by two goals.
These results leave Russia on verge of winning the top spot in the
group and automatic qualification with their remaining game at home
against Andorra.
Second spot comes down to outcome of the Ireland-Armenia match, where
a tie is sufficient for the Irish and only victory good enough for
Armenia.
The October 11 match pits Armenia's spectacular scoring ability
against Ireland's formidable defense. The Irish have allowed no goals
in their last four qualification games, while themselves scoring four
- two a piece to Macedonia and Andorra, with Russia and Slovakia held
to scoreless draws. For its part in the last four matches, Armenia
scored 12 goals, while allowing four.
Should Armenia win in Dublin they would then face a fellow second
place finisher from another qualification group for play-off matches.
Some of these potential second place finishers include Bosnia,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey.
Standings in Group B following October 7 games:
Team Games Points Wins Draws Losses Goals For / Against
1. Russia 9 20 5 2 1
11 / 4
2. Ireland 9 18 5 3 1
13 / 6
3. Armenia 9 17 5 2 2
21 / 8
4. Slovakia 9 14 4 2 3
6 / 9
5. Macedonia 9 7 2 1 6
7 / 13
6. Andorra 9 0 0 0 8
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by Emil Sanamyan
http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-10-07-euro-2012-within-reach-after-another-armenia-victory
Published: Friday October 07, 2011
Fans celebrate Armenia's dominance of Macedonia. Photolur
Armenia celebrates opening goal against Macedonia . Photolur
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Armenia wins in must-win match vs Slovakia
Movsisyan brings goals, victory to Armenia football
Washington - Armenia footballers beat Macedonia in decisive fashion
leaving the remaining qualification away match against Ireland on
October 11 a make-or-break contest for both teams seeking to play in
the European championship next year.
The game began with seesaw action with Macedonia keeping the ball
better in the twenty minutes, but Yura Movsisyan's uncompromising
performance proved decisive yet again.
On 29th minute Movsisyan tore through the Macedonian flank putting
Marcos Pizzelli in a goal-scoring position and Pizzelli capitalized.
Armenia made it 2:0 with Henrik Mkhitaryan's trademark long shot on
34th minute.
After the break Armenia continued the pressure, but Macedonia held
steady until another one of Movsisyan's righ flank breakthroughs
resulted in a long pass to Gevorg Ghazaryan who made it 3:0 on 69th
minute from close range.
With Movsisyan himself missing at least two great scoring
opportunities and Armenia showing signs of relaxation, Macedonia
pushed back towards the end of the game capitalizing with a Vanche
Shikov header from a corner kick on 86th minute.
But in added time yet another Movsisyan pass put Artur Sarkisov in
front of the goal and Sarkisov beat the Macedonian goalkeeper making
the final score 4:1.
Armenia now has 17 points with one game left to play in Dublin.
Armenia must win that match to earn the second spot in Group B. In
other group action Slovakia lost to Russia 0:1 and Ireland topped
Andorra by two goals.
These results leave Russia on verge of winning the top spot in the
group and automatic qualification with their remaining game at home
against Andorra.
Second spot comes down to outcome of the Ireland-Armenia match, where
a tie is sufficient for the Irish and only victory good enough for
Armenia.
The October 11 match pits Armenia's spectacular scoring ability
against Ireland's formidable defense. The Irish have allowed no goals
in their last four qualification games, while themselves scoring four
- two a piece to Macedonia and Andorra, with Russia and Slovakia held
to scoreless draws. For its part in the last four matches, Armenia
scored 12 goals, while allowing four.
Should Armenia win in Dublin they would then face a fellow second
place finisher from another qualification group for play-off matches.
Some of these potential second place finishers include Bosnia,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey.
Standings in Group B following October 7 games:
Team Games Points Wins Draws Losses Goals For / Against
1. Russia 9 20 5 2 1
11 / 4
2. Ireland 9 18 5 3 1
13 / 6
3. Armenia 9 17 5 2 2
21 / 8
4. Slovakia 9 14 4 2 3
6 / 9
5. Macedonia 9 7 2 1 6
7 / 13
6. Andorra 9 0 0 0 8
1 / 19