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SLOVAKIA 0 ARMENIA 4
PA Newswire: Sport News
September 6, 2011 Tuesday 9:40 PM BST
Armenia stunned Slovakia with four second-half goals in Zilina to
blow Euro 2012 qualifying Group B wide open.
The visitors had been the better side for much of the encounter but
there was little hint of the onslaught to come when Yura Movsisyan
broke the deadlock in the 57th minute.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Gevorg Ghazaryan and substitute Artur Sarkisov
completed a rout which lifts Armenia to a shock third place in the
group, only three points behind leaders Russia.
Slovakia would have moved top of the group with a win but were
left fourth after a result which also came as a huge boost to the
second-placed Republic of Ireland.
Miroslav Stoch and Vladimir Weiss were off target from distance for
Slovakia in the early stages before Filip Holosko headed Stoch's
cross over.
Marcos Pizzelli, a goalscorer against Andorra on Friday, wasted two
long-range efforts for Armenia, who soon had keeper Roman Berezovsky
to thank for keeping the hosts at bay.
The FC Khimki shot-stopper tipped Marek Hamsik's effort around
the post and repeated the dose, even more impressively, from the
resulting corner.
Yura Movsisyan shot over and Pizzelli twice fired wide and the pattern
continued after the interval, with Jan Mucha tipping Karlen Lazarian's
shot round the post before Artur Edigaryan drove wide.
Peter Pekarik blocked Pizzelli's effort before Movsisyan broke through,
finishing left-footed from 12 yards after being found by Grayr Mkoyan.
Berezovsky denied Holosko an equaliser but Lazarian and Pizzelli
went close before Marek Hamsik shot over for Slovakia.
Edigaryan forced a sharp save from Mucha and Pekarik again kept
Pizzelli at bay before Movsisyan drilled a free-kick over.
Holosko was denied again before Mkhitaryan doubled Armenia's lead
with a low 20-yard drive in the 70th minute.
Robert Jez and Pekarik could not respond and Ghazaryan killed the
game off when he converted the impressive Movsisyan's cross.
Holosko shot over before Sarkisov put the final coat of gloss on the
scoreline, heading home after Mkhitaryan hit the bar.
PA Newswire: Sport News
September 6, 2011 Tuesday 9:40 PM BST
Armenia stunned Slovakia with four second-half goals in Zilina to
blow Euro 2012 qualifying Group B wide open.
The visitors had been the better side for much of the encounter but
there was little hint of the onslaught to come when Yura Movsisyan
broke the deadlock in the 57th minute.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Gevorg Ghazaryan and substitute Artur Sarkisov
completed a rout which lifts Armenia to a shock third place in the
group, only three points behind leaders Russia.
Slovakia would have moved top of the group with a win but were
left fourth after a result which also came as a huge boost to the
second-placed Republic of Ireland.
Miroslav Stoch and Vladimir Weiss were off target from distance for
Slovakia in the early stages before Filip Holosko headed Stoch's
cross over.
Marcos Pizzelli, a goalscorer against Andorra on Friday, wasted two
long-range efforts for Armenia, who soon had keeper Roman Berezovsky
to thank for keeping the hosts at bay.
The FC Khimki shot-stopper tipped Marek Hamsik's effort around
the post and repeated the dose, even more impressively, from the
resulting corner.
Yura Movsisyan shot over and Pizzelli twice fired wide and the pattern
continued after the interval, with Jan Mucha tipping Karlen Lazarian's
shot round the post before Artur Edigaryan drove wide.
Peter Pekarik blocked Pizzelli's effort before Movsisyan broke through,
finishing left-footed from 12 yards after being found by Grayr Mkoyan.
Berezovsky denied Holosko an equaliser but Lazarian and Pizzelli
went close before Marek Hamsik shot over for Slovakia.
Edigaryan forced a sharp save from Mucha and Pekarik again kept
Pizzelli at bay before Movsisyan drilled a free-kick over.
Holosko was denied again before Mkhitaryan doubled Armenia's lead
with a low 20-yard drive in the 70th minute.
Robert Jez and Pekarik could not respond and Ghazaryan killed the
game off when he converted the impressive Movsisyan's cross.
Holosko shot over before Sarkisov put the final coat of gloss on the
scoreline, heading home after Mkhitaryan hit the bar.