ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN EURO 2008 QUALIFYING GAMES CANCELLED

PanARMENIAN.Net
25.06.2007 13:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During a Saturday meeting in the Dutch town of
Heerenveen, the executive committee of the Union of European Football
Associations (UEFA) decided to cancel Armenia v Azerbaijan EURO 2008
qualifying games.

"As no suitable compromise could be found between the two associations
it was decided to cancel the two matches, namely Azerbaijan-Armenia
scheduled for Sept.

8 and Armenia-Azerbaijan scheduled for Sept. 12," UEFA said in
a statement.

Both Group A teams were awarded 0 points.

Armenia wanted the games played on a normal home and away basis but
Azerbaijan refused to host the Armenians and proposed a neutral ground
for both matches.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress