World Cup 2010 Qualifying stage: Turkey - Armenia - 2:0

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian national football team held its last meeting October 14 in the qualifying stage of World Cup 2010, and lost to Turkey with a score of 0:2.



Score was opened at 16th minute. One of the numerous attacks of the Turkish national team ended with a goal of the Turkish striker Halil Altintop. And at 28th minute after defender Servet Cetin's hitting the ball on the rebound was in the Armenian gate.



Up to the 33th minute of the first half, the moment when a defender Ceyhun Gulselam for a second yellow was removed from the field, the play was a swing to the Turkish team. But after the Turkish players remained in minority, Armenian team managed to equalize the game and create several dangerous chances near the gate of Volkan Demirel, without kicking a goal and reducing the difference in the score.



After the kick of the Brazilian striker of the Armenian team Marcos Pizelli from 4 meters the ball was taken by the Turkish defender.



The Armenian team suffered its eighth defeat in qualifying stage for World Cup 2010 and the second - from Turkey. In the first match, held in Yerevan's stadium "Hrazdan", the Armenian football team lost to Turkey with a score of 0:2.



President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan attended the second match between Armenia and Turkey in Bursa at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.