ARMENIA IN FIFA PROTEST AFTER WORLD CUP DEFEAT
Emirates 24/7
Sept 13 2012
UAE
Armenia have filed a Fifa protest about “poor officiating” during
this week’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Bulgaria.
The Armenians complained to world soccer’s governing body about some
decisions made by the referee and the treatment they had received
from the home team, the football association said on its website
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The visitors finished Tuesday’s Group B match in Sofia with nine men
after Swiss referee Stephan Studer sent off Marcos Pinheiro in the
73rd minute and Gevorg Gazaryan four minutes later.
Bulgaria’s Svetoslav Dyakov was also dismissed in the 73rd minute
following a brawl involving players from both sides.
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