Armenian footballers drove Turkey into difficulties by losing to Bosnia & HerzegovinaSeptember 8, 2009 - 10:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey surprisingly made it to the semi-finals at Euro'08 and were praised for their passionate brand of football. However, things are much different for Turkey at the moment, as they are struggling in their World Cup Qualification group.Head coach Fatih Terim's men have collected only 11 points from seven matches so far in Group Five and currently sit third on the table behind Spain and Bosnia & Herzegovina, which crashed Armenian team 0:2. The former host Turkey on Wednesday evening in a crucial match and Terim is fully aware of Bosnia's strength, but he is confident that the Turkish players will do their utmost to secure a good result. "We perform well against tough opposition and we must do everything we can to win. We can still make the play-offs if we beat Bosnia. We have mighty hearts and can certainly win the match," Terim was quoted as saying at a press conference. "However, anything is possible in football and we will bow out as gentlemen if the worst happens. If we can't beat Bosnia, then we must accept defeat in good faith," he said, goal.com reported. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |