Armenia vs. Ireland: we'll keep on fighting till the end October 11, 2011 - 20:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 11, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium will be seeing the most important match in 19 years of Armenia’s football history. In hosting Ireland, Armenia will be vying for an entry to UEFA EURO 2012 finals, the first time ever in the country’s history. The victory at the last match as a part of Group B will bring Armenia the much-needed 3 points, as well as a minimum of 2nd spot in the Group, for the team to become play-off contenders. Armenia warmed up well, scoring 3 major wins vs Andorra (3:0), Slovakia (4:0) and Macedonia (4:1), while Irish squad’s results were less impressive: (0:0) ties vs Slovakia and Russia, 2:0 win vs. Andorra. Armenia’s confidence increasing, Ireland need to watch out for the squad’s top scorers. However, even the worst outcome at today's match will be far from a failure for Armenia, who've achieved a heady success, having grown into an impressive unit. Vardan Minasyan put Armenian football on the right track, to be blazing a path to new heights. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |