VANTAA, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The 1st group tournament of the preliminary stage of the Europe futsal championship started in the city of Vantaa, Finland, on January 18. The Armenian team lost in the first game with the team of Vantaa with a score of 3:5. Rivals of the Armenian sportsmen in the 2nd game of January 19 were representatives of Albania. Armenian delegates will meet with the team of Turkey at the last stage of the January 21 group tournament.

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