Armenia vs. Andorra 3-0
Though the chief coach of Armenian national football team Vardan Minasyan used to say the team of Andorra was strong and aggressive, Armenia had all the chances to win the rival. But we should admit that Vardan Minasyan wasn’t mistaken – this time Andorra was really strong than they were last fall in Yerevan.
Armenia beat Andorra 3-0 in a qualifier for the 2012 European Championships on Friday.
Brazilian-born midfielder Marcos Pizzelli netted his third goal of the group phase to open the scoring for Armenia in the 35th. Forward Gevorg Ghazaryan added another in the 75th, and Henrik Mkhitaryan sealed the victory in injury time from the penalty spot after Andorra defender Ildefons Lima was shown a red card for a challenge on Karlen Mkrtchyan.
Armenia’s third win kept it in fourth place in Group B with 11 points. Andorra remained in last place with zero points.