Armenian futsal team defeats EstoniansFebruary 23, 2009 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian national futsal team dropped out of the European Championship 2010 elimination round. In the last match of team event Armenians beat Estonia 8:5, and gaining 4 points, came 3rd in Group B, yet had to yield its position to Bulgarians who had a higher score. Estonians are closing the team event without scoring a single point. Latvia, who won all the games, is in the fore of the team event. Thus, the following teams got through to the EC 2010 qualifying round: Group A - Kazakhstan, Group B - Latvia, Group C-Greece, Group D- Finland. As two best teams winning the 2nd place, Georgia and Montenegro, will also be listed among EC 2010 qualifying round participants. 28 teams will participate in EC 2010 qualifying round due on Mar. 18-30. 12 teams will play in EC 2010 Finals due on Jan 18-30, 2010 in Hungary. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |