Armenia U-21 retains EURO 2013 Group 3 leadershipSeptember 7, 2011 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia U-21 retained leadership in Group 3 after a 1:1 tie in UEFA EURO 2013 qualifier against hosting Czech Republic. Armenia’s midfielder Edgar Malakyan opened the scoring 55 minutes into the game; however, Vladimir Darida of Czech Republic evened the score with a goal struck 13 minutes after. As the coach of Czech Republic team noted after the match, Armenia is not to be underestimated. “Strange as it is, we missed a goal in the second half when we thought to be controlling the game. Luckily, we evened the score. We lost points, but will try to make up for it in Wales,” Czech Republic Football Association official website quoted him as saying. Armenia will host another match against Czech Republic on November 11. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |