Malta
ARMENIA DEFEATED MALTA
The Armenian national football team defeated Malta’s national football team in 1:0. The triumphal goal was scored by Arthur Voskanyan from “Ararat” football club. The experienced footballer managed to score the goal in a very complicated situation. The Armenian national team had other chances to score other goals but the score remained unchanged.
The following footballers were involved in our team: Felix Hakobyan, Sargis Hovsepyan, Karen Dokhoyan, Eghishe Melikyan (Aghvan Mkrtchyan, 68 min.), Alexander Tadevosyan, Robert Arzumanyan, Levon Pachajyan (Vahagn Minasyan, 75 min.), Arthur Voskanyan, Ararat Arakelyan, Ara Hakobyan (Arthur Minasyan, 82 min.), Samvel Melkonyan (Arsen Avetisyan, 70 min).
After the match the chief coach of Malta’s national team Dušan Fitzel noted that the match had logical conclusion. “We lost some footballers after the match with Turkey. The main personnel of the team could not play, besides the players were tired”.