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ARMENIA STUN LACKLUSTRE SLOVAKIA
SportsNewsIRELAND
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer_irish/49201/
Sept 6 2011
Ireland's qualification for Euro 2012 was given a fillip as Armenia
beat Slovakia 4-0 in Zilina meaning if Ireland can win their final two
qualifiers in October they are guaranteed at least a play-off place.
Yura Movsisyan opened the scoring in the 57th minute and the Slovaks
struggled to gain control of the game thereafter.
Just over ten minutes later Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a second and
the Slovaks were caught on the break by a slick passing movement
that allowed Gevorg Ghazaryan to shoot home into an empty net before
Alexander Sarkisov added a fourth in injury time.
The fallout from the shock result means that if Slovakia can recover
in time to draw with Russia next month Ireland could top the group
with wins against Andorra and Armenia.
Placed 71st in FIFA's rankings, Armenia now join Slovakia on 14 points,
one behind Ireland as they prepare to play Macedonia and travel to
Dublin in what is now a crucial match in the group in which four
teams are still in contention going into the final fixtures.
SportsNewsIRELAND
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer_irish/49201/
Sept 6 2011
Ireland's qualification for Euro 2012 was given a fillip as Armenia
beat Slovakia 4-0 in Zilina meaning if Ireland can win their final two
qualifiers in October they are guaranteed at least a play-off place.
Yura Movsisyan opened the scoring in the 57th minute and the Slovaks
struggled to gain control of the game thereafter.
Just over ten minutes later Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a second and
the Slovaks were caught on the break by a slick passing movement
that allowed Gevorg Ghazaryan to shoot home into an empty net before
Alexander Sarkisov added a fourth in injury time.
The fallout from the shock result means that if Slovakia can recover
in time to draw with Russia next month Ireland could top the group
with wins against Andorra and Armenia.
Placed 71st in FIFA's rankings, Armenia now join Slovakia on 14 points,
one behind Ireland as they prepare to play Macedonia and travel to
Dublin in what is now a crucial match in the group in which four
teams are still in contention going into the final fixtures.