International Herald Tribune, France
Oct 13 2007
Armenia holds Serbia 0-0 in European Championship qualifier
The Associated PressPublished: October 13, 2007
YEREVAN, Armenia: Armenia held Serbia to a scoreless draw Saturday,
denting the visitor’s hopes of qualifying for the European
Championships.
It was Serbia’s third consecutive draw, giving it 17 points after 11
games. Armenia has 9 in as many games.
Armenia had several scoring chances, but Ara Hakobyan missed an empty
net off Levon Pachajyan’s cross into the box in the 84th minute. A
minute later, Armenia goalkeeper Roman Berezovski deflected Bosko
Jankovic’s shot from six meters.
Armenia had a final chance two minutes into second-half injury time,
but Robert Zabelelyan missed the target after beating goalkeeper
Vladimir Stojkovic one-on-one.
Lineups:
Armenia: Roman Berezovski; Sargis Hovsepyan, Robert Arzumanyan, Karen
Dokhoyan, Alexander Tateosian, Levon Pachajyan, Artur Voskanyan
(Romik Khachatryan, 70), Ararat Arakelyan, Artavazd Karamyan, Hamlet
Mkhitaryan (Aram Hakobyan, 82), Samvel Melkonyan (Robert Zabelelyan,
62).
Serbia: Vladimir Stojkovic; Antonio Rukavina, Milan Stepanov, Dusko
Tosic, Nenad Kovacevic, Zdravko Kuzmanovic (Zoran Tosic, 61), Dejan
Stankovic, Milos Krasic (Bosko Jankovic, 73), Marko Pantelic (Danko
Lazovic, 62),