Russia, Ireland score wins over hosting Slovakia, AndorraOctober 8, 2011 - 11:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia all but secured their qualification from UEFA EURO 2012 Group B as Alan Dzagoev scored the only goal of the game against Slovakia in Zilina. Victory at home to Andorra on Tuesday night will secure the Russians’ place in the finals. The Republic of Ireland will now face off against Armenia for the play-off place in Dublin after both won their penultimate matches. Greece took control of Group F as they beat Croatia 2-0 at home to leap frog their visitors and move top of the table while Belgium moved into the play off places, ahead of Turkey who lost to Germany, with a 4-1 over Kazakhstan. However the Belgians will need to beat Germany midweek to seal their playoff spot. France and Bosnia both won to set up a winner takes all clash on Tuesday, France beat Albania and Bosnia thrashed Luxembourg. Spain maintained their 100% record in Group I with Juan Mata and Xabi Alonso scoring in a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic in Prague, a win that keeps Scotland’s slim play-off hopes alive. Estonia went second as they completed their fixtures with two Konstantin Vassiljev goals giving them a 2-1 win in Northern Ireland – but a point for Serbia in their final match in Slovenia next week will be enough to earn a play-off place. Ashley Young and Darren Bent scored for England and Wayne Rooney was sent off as England secured qualification with a 2-2 draw away to Montenegro. Portugal and Denmark will play off for qualification from Group H in Copenhagen next Tuesday night after the former beat Iceland 5-3 in Porto. Portugal just needs a draw from their visit to Denmark to win the group, Sports News Ireland reported. Thus, European Championship Qualifying Results are as follows: Andorra 0-2 Rep of Ireland Armenia 4-1 Macedonia Azerbaijan 1-4 Austria Belgium 4-1 Kazakhstan Bosnia-Hercegovina 5-0 Luxembourg Cyprus 1-4 Denmark Czech Republic 0-2 Spain Finland 1-2 Sweden France 3-0 Albania Greece 2-0 Croatia Latvia 2-0 Malta Montenegro 2-2 England Netherlands 1-0 Moldova Northern Ireland 1-2 Estonia Portugal 5-3 Iceland Romania 2-2 Belarus Serbia 1-1 Italy Slovakia 0-1 Russia Turkey 1-3 Germany Wales 2-0 Switzerland 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |