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ARMENIA UPSETS DENMARK 4-0, DANES' WCUP HOPES FADE
Associated Press Worldstream
June 11, 2013 Tuesday 9:18 PM GMT
Denmark's hopes of reaching the 2014 World Cup finals are all but
over after it slumped to a dismal 4-0 home defeat by Armenia in a
qualifier on Tuesday.
"This is the worst evening in my football life," Denmark coach Morten
Olsen said. "It is beyond my understanding that we cannot do better,
but it is my fault 100 percent."
Armenia striker Yura Movsisyan opened the scoring within 30 seconds
of the kickoff after Denmark's Simon Kjaer accidentally passed the
ball to him.
Aras Ozbiliz made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, sending his shot past
goalkeeper Stephan Andersen after a mistake by an increasingly
error-prone Denmark defense.
Movsisyan added Armenia's third goal in the 59th minute, prompting
fans to start leaving the Parken stadium.
Armenia almost scored again in the 71st minute when Movsisyan's effort
beat Andersen, only for William Kvist to make a goalline clearance.
But there was no stopping Henrikh Mkhitaryan from scoring Armenia's
fourth in the 81st minute with a powerful left-foot shot.
Denmark, the surprise 1992 European champions, disappointed throughout
the 90 minutes. Substitute Simon Makienok came closest to scoring
for the home side in the closing stages, but his initial shot hit
the post and his effort on the rebound flew into the keeper's arms.
When Movsisyan, a former striker with Danish club Randers FC, left
the pitch in the 83rd minute, the Denmark fans applauded him.
To add insult to injury, Armenia leapfrogged Denmark in the standings.
Denmark lies fifth in the six-team Group B with six points from as
many games. Group leader Italy has 12 points, Bulgaria 10, Czech
Republic nine and Armenia six.
Associated Press Worldstream
June 11, 2013 Tuesday 9:18 PM GMT
Denmark's hopes of reaching the 2014 World Cup finals are all but
over after it slumped to a dismal 4-0 home defeat by Armenia in a
qualifier on Tuesday.
"This is the worst evening in my football life," Denmark coach Morten
Olsen said. "It is beyond my understanding that we cannot do better,
but it is my fault 100 percent."
Armenia striker Yura Movsisyan opened the scoring within 30 seconds
of the kickoff after Denmark's Simon Kjaer accidentally passed the
ball to him.
Aras Ozbiliz made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, sending his shot past
goalkeeper Stephan Andersen after a mistake by an increasingly
error-prone Denmark defense.
Movsisyan added Armenia's third goal in the 59th minute, prompting
fans to start leaving the Parken stadium.
Armenia almost scored again in the 71st minute when Movsisyan's effort
beat Andersen, only for William Kvist to make a goalline clearance.
But there was no stopping Henrikh Mkhitaryan from scoring Armenia's
fourth in the 81st minute with a powerful left-foot shot.
Denmark, the surprise 1992 European champions, disappointed throughout
the 90 minutes. Substitute Simon Makienok came closest to scoring
for the home side in the closing stages, but his initial shot hit
the post and his effort on the rebound flew into the keeper's arms.
When Movsisyan, a former striker with Danish club Randers FC, left
the pitch in the 83rd minute, the Denmark fans applauded him.
To add insult to injury, Armenia leapfrogged Denmark in the standings.
Denmark lies fifth in the six-team Group B with six points from as
many games. Group leader Italy has 12 points, Bulgaria 10, Czech
Republic nine and Armenia six.