Armenian Soccer

[Mos]

Re: Armenian Soccer

Even by watching football, you can see the nature of Europeans. They will do anything to win, just as we saw with the Irish. Unsporting, cheating, doing everything just to win, they have no honour. This is nature for them.



We should have won the game. Irish team was nothing, oh how the game would be if we didn't get the undeserved red card for Berezovsky.

Only Europeans cheat or behave unsportsmanlike sometimes in sports games??

[retro]

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Republic of Ireland 2 Armenia 1

Ireland win to secure play-off spot

Republic of Ireland secured a European Championship qualifying play-off spot after a 2-1 victory over Armenia at the Aviva Stadium to finish second in Group B.

Armenia goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky was sent off for handling outside the box midway through the first half before Ireland took the lead courtesy of Valeri Aleksanyan’s own-goal.

Richard Dunne doubled the hosts’ advantage after the break before Henrikh Mkhitaryan pulled a goal back for Armenia, but Ireland held their nerve despite having Kevin Doyle sent off for a second bookable offence.

Ireland went into the game still mathematically able to top the group, although leaders Russia only needed a point at home to Andorra to secure automatic qualification.

But with Alan Dzagoev putting Russia ahead after five minutes en-route to a 6-0 thrashing, Ireland set about gaining the point they needed for a place in the play-offs, although Armenia knew victory would see them finish second.

Armenia went into the game as the form side having scored four goals in both their last two group fixtures against Slovakia and Macedonia and started the stronger, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s fourth minute shot drifting wide.

Ireland’s forward pair linked up well after 12 minutes, with Simon Cox holding up the ball and laying off for Doyle, who saw his shot comfortably saved by Berezovsky.

That proved to be a rare opening for Ireland, however, until the visitors were reduced to ten men when Berezovsky was adjudged to have handled outside the box to save Cox’s shot, although replays showed the ball hit the Armenia keeper’s chest.

Ireland were cruelly defeated by a Thierry Henry handball in their 2010 World Cup qualifying play-off against France and there was no shortage of irony that the tables had turned this time out, particularly considering Cox handled to bring the ball under control.

But Ireland initially failed to press home the advantage and needed another slice of luck to go ahead.

Damien Duff delivered a low cross from the right which Doyle flicked goalwards and Aleksanyan, attempting to clear, poked the ball into his own net.

Armenia were quick out of the blocks in the second half, with Marcos Pizelli feeding Yura Movsisyan, whose shot on the turn was saved by Given.

Cox then saw his toe-poke stopped, before Andrews’ low shot whistled past the post as Ireland seized the initiative.

And Giovanni Trapattoni’s side went two up when Dunne bundled home after Armenia’s substitute keeper Arsen Petrosyan failed to deal with Aiden McGeady’s cross.

Ireland started the game having kept eight consecutive clean sheets but that record was spoiled just three minutes later when Mkhitaryan beat Shay Given with a low cross from the edge of the box.

And the visitors, needing a further two goals to finish second in the group, were given further hope nine minutes from time when Doyle was sent off, first being booked for a clumsy challenge and following up by leading with his elbow in an aerial challenge.

However Armenia, out on their feet after playing much of the game with 10 men, were unable to muster a late challenge, leaving Ireland pleased to progress but faced with the prospect of going into the play-offs without the suspended Doyle and injured Robbie Keane.

http://asia.eurosport.com/football/european-championship-qualification/2012/ireland-reach-play-offs_sto2984586/story.shtml

[MrHyeSev]

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Armenia really played there best
Next year we will advance, & btw they should really get refs that know how 2 referee

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Even by watching football, you can see the nature of Europeans. They will do anything to win, just as we saw with the Irish. Unsporting, cheating, doing everything just to win, they have no honour. This is nature for them.

We should have won the game. Irish team was nothing, oh how the game would be if we didn't get the undeserved red card for Berezovsky.

Sour grapes!

It's the result that counts and this is the second time in a row that Ireland has beaten Armenia.

[Tigranakert]

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Only Europeans cheat or behave unsportsmanlike sometimes in sports games??

No. But I am just sick and tired of Armenians praising Europeans as if they are angels, so I like to bash them. It's the same in politics, a French president comes to Armenia, says a word or two, and everyone admires and loves him. Doesn't matter that the French xxxxed us dozens of times in history, and still xxxxs us today (oh but wait, saying genocide is enough to win the trust of Armenians, but this also only accounts to when you are European).

No, they are European, so everything they do is good, even if they supported the Turks during the genocide (until present times) and, contrary to Russia (not Soviet-Union, Russia) who fought for Armenian territories, the Europeans actually gave Armenian territories away.

[Federate]

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We were watching it in an Irish pub and the place was 80% Armenian. Really sucked the energy out of the room on that Berezovski card. Everybody was stunned. I'm so sad, I can't even drink beer to take my sorrows away because beer reminds me of drunken lucky Irishmen now -____-

[retro]

Re: Armenian Soccer

Armenia really played there best
Next year we will advance, & btw they should really get refs that know how 2 referee

Armenia aren't a bad side and the European Championship is difficult as it has a lot of very good teams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBG3apwrLx4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HEdzc6_RBI

[retro]

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We were watching it in an Irish pub and the place was 80% Armenian. Really sucked the energy out of the room on that Berezovski card. Everybody was stunned. I'm so sad, I can't even drink beer to take my sorrows away because beer reminds me of drunken lucky Irishmen now -____-

Well if it makes you feel any better the Irish lost to Wales in the rugby and rugby is a much bigger deal to the Irish than soccer (a little girls game).

[MrHyeSev]

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Forget rugby, we wanted Armenia to advance

[Mos]

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No. But I am just sick and tired of Armenians praising Europeans as if they are angels, so I like to bash them. It's the same in politics, a French president comes to Armenia, says a word or two, and everyone admires and loves him. Doesn't matter that the French xxxxed us dozens of times in history, and still xxxxs us today (oh but wait, saying genocide is enough to win the trust of Armenians, but this also only accounts to when you are European).

No, they are European, so everything they do is good, even if they supported the Turks during the genocide (until present times) and, contrary to Russia (not Soviet-Union, Russia) who fought for Armenian territories, the Europeans actually gave Armenian territories away.

Every group of people let it be Europeans or Asians have their flaws. I would even call group all the people of Europe under one label 'Europeans' inaccurate, as every ethnic group of Europe is different, has different traits, history, culture, and flaws. Sarkozy saying the statement about Armenian Genocide and seeing the Turkish reaction was sweet to see, but of course we shouldn't forget Sarkozy is running for re-election in a country with a large Armenian diaspora. We shouldn't go too far in praising him, but we can give some.

Russians have supported us during our hard times, and I appreciate it, though I still feel hurt from what the Bolsheviks did, because they harmed our interests. Though we were at time used as a pawn in the Turkish-Russian conflict also - would Russians have supported us if it wasn't in their interests? There were some European powers that at times helped us, at other times worked against our interests. I would say it was a mix, but in the end any country works for its interests and will use weaker countries as pawns in gaining a foothold strategically and pursuing national desires.