WC Qualifiers: Czechs crush Andorra, Macedonia beat Armenia Written by Jonathan
Roorda
Soccerway, Netherlands
June 4 2005
LIBEREC/YEREVAN, Jun 4 (SW) – The Czech Republic easily defeated
Andorra, who did manage to score one goal but could not avoid conceding
eight, while Macedonia had an away win to Armenia.
Thirteen minutes were needed for Vratislav Lokvenc to open the score
for the Czechs in the city of Liberec. Dortmund forward Jan Koller
got the second in the 29th minute, but the hosts were surprised when
Riera actually got one back, six minutes later.
However, the visitors could not celebrate for long as Vladimir Smicer
scored just three minutes later to restore the gap. In the second
half, Ajax player Tomas Galasek converted a penalty, and the Czechs
added four more goals in the last ten minutes, with Milan Baros, Tomas
Rosicky (pen), Jan Polak and again Lokvenc doubling the score for 8-1.
In Yerevan, home team Armenia could not avoid a Macedonian win. The
guests scored twice (one penalty) through Goran Pandev, in the 29th
and 47th minutes. Edgar Manucharyan got one back for the Armenians
in the 55th minute, but his side failed to score an equalizer.
In the only remaining match of the night, group 1 leaders The
Netherlands will host Romania.