  Dick Advocaat surprised by Armenia’s 4:0 win vs. Slovakia September 8, 2011 - 16:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia coach Dick Advocaat admitted to having been surprised by Armenia’s 4-0 victory in Slovakia. “Yes, I was very surprised by the result,” he said. “I expected maybe a draw but a win for Armenia is a surprise result and for them to win by such a score is a very big surprise,” the coach said. The coach suggested the continued involvement of Vardan Minasyan’s side in the hunt for a top-two finish in the group may yet prove a problem for Giovanni Trapattoni, with the two teams due to meet in the campaign’s last round of games. “It makes the whole group very open, though; anything can happen now. The next two rounds of games will be very interesting,” Advocaat noted. “The oncoming Ireland’s game against Armenia will be a test for them because Armenia have shown now that they are a good team; I always believed this to be the case but after their win in Slovakia and if they can beat Macedonia next time, I think they will have confidence in Dublin and it might be interesting,” The Irish Times quoted the coach as saying. The coach expressed hoped Russia will make it to the finals in Poland and Ukraine next summer. Russia is leading the UEFA EURO 2012 Group B qualifier with 17 points, followed by Ireland and Armenia with 15 and 14 points respectively.
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