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ARMENIAN FOOTBALL SQUAD MAY CLIMB TO A RECORD POSITION IN FIFA RANKING LIST
16:49, 16 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 16, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian national football
squad may climb to a record position in the FIFA ranking list and
thus occupy the 38th place.
As reports "Armenpress", after the World Cup qualifiers the Armenian
national football squad may improve its positions in the FIFA ranking
list. Vardan Minasyan's team can appear in the 38th position with
687 points and be ahead of the whole national football teams of the
Post-Soviet Union republics, except Russia and Ukraine.
Currently, the Armenian national football squad has only 592 and
occupies the 55th position of the FIFA ranking list.
The Armenian national football squad played draw with Italy with the
final score 2 - 2 on October 15. The final match in the World Cup
qualifiers Group B kicked off at Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy.
Armenia scored the first goal in the fifth minute mark. Armenian
striker Yura Movsisyan (Spartak Moscow) got on the end of a ball from
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who stole it from a poor back pass from Alberto
Aquilani. Defender Davide Astori tried to slide in to make the save,
but Yura easily went around him to put the ball in the bottom corner
from about 12 yards out.
Later Italy's Alessandro Florenzi scored an equalizer.
Armenia regained the lead in the second half. Henrikh Mkhitaryan
(Borussia Dortmund) scored Armenia's second goal. Mkhitaryan headed
Gevorg Ghazaryan's left wing corner in off the crossbar and suddenly
Italy's record of never having lost a home World Cup qualifier was
under threat.
Notwithstanding, the lead didn't last very long. Just six minutes
later, the scoreline was squared once again. Andrea Pirlo sent forward
the ball from midfield, perfectly placed for Balotelli. Super Mario
hooked the ball in.
In Group B, Italy has already booked its spot at Brazil 2014, with
22 points, Denmark has 16 points, Czech Republic - 15, Bulgaria -
13, Armenia - 13 and Malta - 3.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/736785/armenian-football-squad-may-climb-to-a-record-position-in-fifa-ranking-list.html
From: A. Papazian
16:49, 16 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 16, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian national football
squad may climb to a record position in the FIFA ranking list and
thus occupy the 38th place.
As reports "Armenpress", after the World Cup qualifiers the Armenian
national football squad may improve its positions in the FIFA ranking
list. Vardan Minasyan's team can appear in the 38th position with
687 points and be ahead of the whole national football teams of the
Post-Soviet Union republics, except Russia and Ukraine.
Currently, the Armenian national football squad has only 592 and
occupies the 55th position of the FIFA ranking list.
The Armenian national football squad played draw with Italy with the
final score 2 - 2 on October 15. The final match in the World Cup
qualifiers Group B kicked off at Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy.
Armenia scored the first goal in the fifth minute mark. Armenian
striker Yura Movsisyan (Spartak Moscow) got on the end of a ball from
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who stole it from a poor back pass from Alberto
Aquilani. Defender Davide Astori tried to slide in to make the save,
but Yura easily went around him to put the ball in the bottom corner
from about 12 yards out.
Later Italy's Alessandro Florenzi scored an equalizer.
Armenia regained the lead in the second half. Henrikh Mkhitaryan
(Borussia Dortmund) scored Armenia's second goal. Mkhitaryan headed
Gevorg Ghazaryan's left wing corner in off the crossbar and suddenly
Italy's record of never having lost a home World Cup qualifier was
under threat.
Notwithstanding, the lead didn't last very long. Just six minutes
later, the scoreline was squared once again. Andrea Pirlo sent forward
the ball from midfield, perfectly placed for Balotelli. Super Mario
hooked the ball in.
In Group B, Italy has already booked its spot at Brazil 2014, with
22 points, Denmark has 16 points, Czech Republic - 15, Bulgaria -
13, Armenia - 13 and Malta - 3.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/736785/armenian-football-squad-may-climb-to-a-record-position-in-fifa-ranking-list.html
From: A. Papazian