IRELAND BEATEN BY 10-MAN ARMENIA

The Press Association
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Marc h 3 2010

Don Givens’ Ireland Under-21s side are marooned at the foot of their
European Championships qualifying group after suffering a 2-1 home
defeat at the hands of 10-man Armenia.

First-half goals from Levon Hayrapetyan and Gevorg Ghazaryan at
Tallaght Stadium were enough for the visitors to complete a double
over Ireland despite substitute Ian Daly’s 80th-minute strike.

Ireland are now three points adrift at the bottom of Group 2 and
without a win in their seven games to date.

They are not in qualifier action again until August, when they play
their final home game against Estonia, who lost 2-0 in Georgia earlier
in the day.