ARMENIAN JUNIOR SOCCER TEAM SUFFERS 3RD DEFEAT IN WC QUALIFICATION MATCH
PanARMENIAN.Net
16.10.2009 09:44 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the third final round of group qualification
round for European Championship, Armenia’s junior soccer team (below
age 19) suffered its third defeat with minimal score (0:1), falling
behind Romanian sportsmen.
During the 13th minute, Andrian Stoayn scored the only goal, realizing
the penalty. During the 86th minute, Zhora Stepanyan received a red
card for gross violation of rules.
In another 6th group match, the hosting team beat Scottish sportsmen
0:1.
Let’s note that Sevada Arzumanyan’s trainees were beaten 1:5 in the
first round. In the second round, they suffered crucial defeat by
Scottish team (1:6).
Thus, after group tournaments, Armenian team appeared in the last
position of group 6 tournament list, with 20 missed goals and no single
scores. Scottish, Romanian and Austrian teams gained 6 points. The
hosting team appeared in the third position, thus disqualifying for
the elite round.
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