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  • Soccer: Armenia Upsets Denmark 4-0, Danes' WCup Hopes Fade

    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.

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