ANDORRA 0 ARMENIA 3
Sportinglife.com, UK
Oct 13 2005
Armenia moved off the bottom of World Cup Qualifying Group One with
a comfortable win over Andorra on Wednesday.
Andorra gave the visitors a helping hand when Oscar Sonejee opened
the scoring with an own goal in the 39th minute, and things got worse
for the hosts when Ildefons Lima was sent off moments later.
Brothers Aram Hakobyan and Ara Hakobyan then scored second-half goals
to complete the rout.
Andorra coach David Rodrigo fielded a defensive formation but could
not find a match for Armenia’s Romik Khachatryan and Karen Aleksanyan
in midfield, while the visitors used the wings to attack.
Khachatryan fired a shot across goal and Valeri Aleksanyan missed a
good chance from a corner before the first goal came.
It arrived when Egishe Melikyan crossed from the left and Sonejee
got his attempted clearance all wrong and slid the ball into the net.
Lima was then guilty of a moment of madness four minutes later when
he was shown a straight red card, apparently for comments directed
at the referee.
Down to 10 men, Andorra were immediately under threat as the second
half began and Ara Hakobyan saw a shot tipped away before they doubled
their lead after 52 minutes.
Hamlet Mkhitaryan crossed to Aram Hakobyan who finished well at the
far post, slotting the ball home on the half volley.
Andorra heads dropped, allowing Armenia to stroke the ball around
with ease.
Ara Hakobyan extended their lead after a good run and strike from
the edge of the area 10 minutes later.
With the game over as a contest, Armenia continued to create plenty
of chances but were over-elaborate and could not add to their lead.
Melikyan should really have scored after an excellent ball from
Mkhitaryan left him unmarked at the far post but he attempted a
flamboyant volley which went well wide.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress