NATIONAL YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAM OF ARMENIA WINS MATCH AGAINST
TURKEY WITH 2-1 SCORE
21-08-2008 18:40:00 | Armenia | Sport
YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, NOYAN TAPAN. An Armenia-Turkey football
match took place at Yerevan's Hrazdan Stadium on August 20 by
the group tournament program of the 2009 European Football Youth
(Under 21) Championship Qualifying Stage. The match ended in a
2-1 score: the Armenian team won. The goals were scored by
Abdullah Durat (67 min), Karlen Mkrtchian (87 min) and Henrik
Mkhitarian (89 min).
The Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian and the
members of a delegation of the Turkish foreign ministry were
present at the match.
The return match was to be held in Turkey on September 10.
However, a match of national teams of Turkey and Belgium is
scheduled for that day, and it has been decided to hold the
match of the youth teams a day earlier - on September 9.