FOOTBALL MATCHES IN MEMORY OF "THE LISBON 5" HELD IN NOR JUGHA

Noyan Tapan

Au g 13, 2008

NOR JUGHA, AUGUST 13, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. The opening
ceremony of football matches in memory of the Lisbon 5 took place in
Nor Jugha on July 27. Tehran’s Aliq daily reported that the matches
was held under the patronage of Central Board of Nor Jugha’s "Ararat"
Armenian Cultural Union.

The opening ceremony was attended by primate of Isfahan diocese Bishop
Babken Charian, representatives of the Diocean, Religious Councils
and other national bodies, as well as by hundreds of Armenians.

The opening ceremony started by the entry of a group bearing the
pictures of 5 fighters of the Armenian Revolutionary Army: Vatche
Daghlian, Ara Kuhrjulian, Sargis Aprahamian, Simon Yahniyan and
Setrag Ajemian.

The matches were held for six days, with "Aghtamar" and "Bruntsk"
groups reaching the semifinals. The final match ended in a 3-0 score:
"Aghtamar" won.