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By David Field
The Sun (England)
September 8, 2011 Thursday
ARMENIA are gunning for second place in Group B after hammering
Slovakia 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Ireland fans saluted them at the time for their fantastic result,
which threw the group wide open.
But the sides could go to war for a play-off position at the Aviva
Stadium on October 11.
And Armenia midfielder Levon Hayrapetyan says they have 'a real chance'
of taking runner-up spot.
He said: "We believed from the first minute that we could win the
match.
"We never thought before the game that we'd win 4-0 but we always
believed we could win, and after the third goal it became clear
we would.
"There is a real chance now and we have to be focused for our next
game. The main reason for this victory was our great team spirit."
Armenia visit Macedonia on October 7 before heading to Dublin for
the final qualifier four days later.
Blow A goal from sub Keith Fahey one year ago saw Ireland win the
reverse fixture 1-0 in Yerevan. But on Tuesday night Vardan Minasyan's
men racked up four unanswered goals in the second half to shock
Slovakia in Zilina.
Yura Movsisyan hit Armenia's opening goal on 57 minutes before Henrik
Mkhitaryan, Gevorg Ghazaryan and Artur Sarkisov made the game safe.
The hosts' dejected coach Vladimir Weiss said: "This is a big blow
for us and we didn't expect a result like it.
"I feel fully responsible for this defeat. The first half was good
from us, but the second half went totally wrong and Armenia punished
us. Congratulations to them."
Weiss' men take on group leaders Russia on October 7, the same day
Ireland visit Andorra.
By David Field
The Sun (England)
September 8, 2011 Thursday
ARMENIA are gunning for second place in Group B after hammering
Slovakia 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Ireland fans saluted them at the time for their fantastic result,
which threw the group wide open.
But the sides could go to war for a play-off position at the Aviva
Stadium on October 11.
And Armenia midfielder Levon Hayrapetyan says they have 'a real chance'
of taking runner-up spot.
He said: "We believed from the first minute that we could win the
match.
"We never thought before the game that we'd win 4-0 but we always
believed we could win, and after the third goal it became clear
we would.
"There is a real chance now and we have to be focused for our next
game. The main reason for this victory was our great team spirit."
Armenia visit Macedonia on October 7 before heading to Dublin for
the final qualifier four days later.
Blow A goal from sub Keith Fahey one year ago saw Ireland win the
reverse fixture 1-0 in Yerevan. But on Tuesday night Vardan Minasyan's
men racked up four unanswered goals in the second half to shock
Slovakia in Zilina.
Yura Movsisyan hit Armenia's opening goal on 57 minutes before Henrik
Mkhitaryan, Gevorg Ghazaryan and Artur Sarkisov made the game safe.
The hosts' dejected coach Vladimir Weiss said: "This is a big blow
for us and we didn't expect a result like it.
"I feel fully responsible for this defeat. The first half was good
from us, but the second half went totally wrong and Armenia punished
us. Congratulations to them."
Weiss' men take on group leaders Russia on October 7, the same day
Ireland visit Andorra.