Armenian National Team In Malta

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Armenian national team participates in an international tournament in Malta

 

The Armenian national football team participates in the International Tournament that kicked off in Malta today. The tournament features also the national teams of Malta, Belarus and Iceland. It will continueue through February 6th.

This is the first tournament the Armenian team participates under the guidance of the new head coach Jan Poulsen of Denmark.

 

Public Radio of Armenia

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Armenia-Malta 1:0

 

 

The Armenian national football team led by new head coach Jan Poulsen defeated the team of Malta in an international tournament that features also the national teams of Belarus and Iceland.

 

Ara Hakobyan scored the only goal at the 69th minute of the match. In the other match Belarus defeated Iceland 2:0.

 

In the second round Armenia will play with Belarus. The team of Malta will compete with Iceland.

 

Public Radio of Armenia

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Armenia-Belarus 2:1

 

Ten-man Armenia stun Belarus

 

Armenia chalked up their second win of the International Tournament after beating Belarus 2-1.

 

Ara Hakobyan scored his second goal of the tournament to lead Armenia to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Belarus yesterday.

 

The meeting between the two teams who won their opening match on Saturday, was a nervy affair but Armenia, who finished the game with 10 men, had the last laugh thanks to substitute Hakobyan whose late strike sent his team top of the table with six points from two matches.

 

Belarus had opened the scoring as early as the fifth minute, Viachaslav Hleb, the brother of Arsenal stalwart Aleksandr Hleb, driving the ball home after profiting from a mistake by Armenia goalkeeper Mayis Azizyan.

 

Another dangerous attack by Belarus almost yielded a second goal on 16 minutes as Vitaly Bulyga advanced down the right before sending in a low far-post cross where Raman Vasiliuk's sliding effort came off the woodwork.

 

Belarus paid dearly for this miss as Armenia drew level on 18 minutes thanks to a header by Ararat Arakelyan.

 

The game remained balanced after the change of ends but 13 minutes into the second half, Armenia should have moved ahead.

 

Hakobyan, who hit Armenia's winner against Malta, drifted into the box before setting up Samuel Melkonyan whose first-time volley from routine distance sailed well over the bar.

 

Only a tipping save from Belarus goalkeeper Aliaksandr Liantsevich from a fierce strike by substitute Karen Aleksanyan denied the improving Armenians a second goal with 14 minutes remaining. However, from the ensuing corner, taken by Aghvan Mkrtchyan, Hakobyan slipped past an opponent before rolling the ball home.

 

Four minutes from time, Armenia were reduced to ten men after defender Alexander Tadeosyan was sent off by referee Anton Zammit for a second booking but Jan Poulsen's men held on to move closer to winning the tournament.

 

Source: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/...ia-stun-belarus

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THEY YIELDED TITLE OF WINNER

 

he Armenian football national team occupied the second place during the international championship in Malta. Although Armenia defeated 2 of 3 opponents , Belarus won the first prize. The Belarus national team defeated the national team of Malta, thus occupying the first place.

 

The national teams of Belarus and Armenia got 6 points each. But since Belarus performed better plays, the team became the champion. Last year the national team of Moldova was the winner in this championship.

 

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