Armenian junior soccer team suffers 3rd defeat in WC qualification matchOctober 16, 2009 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the third final round of group qualification round for European Championship, Armenia's junior soccer team (below age 19) suffered its third defeat with minimal score (0:1), falling behind Romanian sportsmen.During the 13th minute, Andrian Stoayn scored the only goal, realizing the penalty. During the 86th minute, Zhora Stepanyan received a red card for gross violation of rules. In another 6th group match, the hosting team beat Scottish sportsmen 0:1. Let's note that Sevada Arzumanyan's trainees were beaten 1:5 in the first round. In the second round, they suffered crucial defeat by Scottish team (1:6). Thus, after group tournaments, Armenian team appeared in the last position of group 6 tournament list, with 20 missed goals and no single scores. Scottish, Romanian and Austrian teams gained 6 points. The hosting team appeared in the third position, thus disqualifying for the elite round. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |