Bravo Armenia: Armenian squad scores a crucial 4:1 win vs. Macedonia October 7, 2011 - 21:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The second half of Armenia vs. Macedonia UEFA EURO 2012 Group B qualifier started with Armenia in the lead. With a number of missed targets on both sides , saves and score efforts, Macedonia player handed a yellow card, Armenia’s Gevorg Ghazaryan scored the 3rd goal 69 minutes into the game. Vlade Lazarevski’s delivering the corner was followed by the only goal of Macedonia, by Vance Sikov who scored 87 minutes into the game. However, Armenia squad put the additional time (2 min) to a good use, completing the game with the 4th goal by Artur Sarkisov. Armenia won a 4:1 victory to gain 17 points, catching up with Russia team which will face off against hosting Slovakia at 11:15 p.m. Yerevan time. Andorra will clash against Ireland (15 points). On October 11, Armenia will play its last game as a part of Group B vs. the hosting Ireland. 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 | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |