Euro 2008: Armenia beats Kazakhstan 2-1 with goals from Arzumanyan and
Hovsepyan

The Associated Press
Published: June 2, 2007

ALMATY, Kazakhstan: Robert Arzumanyan and Sargis Hovsepyan scored a
goal each to help Armenia beat Kazakhstan 2-1 Saturday in a European
Championship qualifying match.

Arzumanyan opened the scoring in the Group A match in the 31st minute.
Eight minutes later, Gamlet Mkhitaryan was fouled in the area and
Hovsepyan converted the penalty.

Kazakhstan dominated the second half and scored a late goal in the
88th after Arzumanyan fouled Murat Suyumagambetov. Ruslan Baltiev made
it 2-1 from the penalty kick.

Armenia now has four points, one behind Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan: David Loria, Samat Smakov, Aleksandr Kuchma, Maksim
Zhalmagambetov, Farkhadbek Irismetov, Anton Chichulin, Eduard
Sergienko (Dmitry Byakov, 36), Ruslan Baltiev, Zhambyl Kukeyev (Murat
Tleshev, 57), Murat Suyumagambetov, Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (Oleg
Kornienko, 78).

Armenia: Gevorg Kasparov, Robert Arzumanyan, Aleksander Tadevosyan,
Aghvan Lazarian, Ararat Arakelyan (Aram Hakobyan, 80), Artur
Voskanyan, Yeghishe Melikyan, Samvel Melkhonyan (Arman Karamyan, 90),
Sargis Hovsepyan, Gamlet Mkhitaryan (Armen Shahgeldyan, 75), Vahagn
Minasyan.