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GREAT DANES TAMED BY ARMENIA
Oman Tribune, Sultanate of Oman
June 13 2013
PARIS Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored both goals as Sweden beat the Faroe
Islands 2-0 to earn three crucial points in their quest to qualify
for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday, but their Scandinavian neighbours
Denmark suffered a crushing 4-0 home defeat to Armenia.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Ibrahimovic stabbed home the opener from
close range 10 minutes before the interval at the Friends Arena in
the Stockholm suburb of Solna, and then added a penalty eight minutes
from time.
Sweden were ultimately comfortable winners despite the sending-off
of Andreas Granqvist towards the end, and Erik Hamren's side climb
back into third place in qualifying Group C.
With 11 points from six games, the Swedes are five points behind
leaders Germany but level on points with second-placed Austria and
the Republic of Ireland in fourth.
Their next game is away to Ireland in September.
Meanwhile, Denmark's chances of qualifying for a third consecutive
major tournament finals received a hammer blow as they went down 4-0
to Armenia in Copenhagen.
The forward Yura Movsisyan, who once had a spell in the Danish league
but now plays for Spartak Moscow, scored twice for the former Soviet
republic with Aris Ozbiliz and Shakhtar Donetsk star Henrikh Mkhitaryan
also on target.
The scoreline equalled Armenia's biggest ever victory, while for
Denmark it was a heaviest defeat in a competitive match since going
down 5-1 to Spain at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
Their chances of reaching the 2014 finals now appear slim. With four
games remaining in Group B, Morten Olsen's team are eight points
behind leaders Italy and four adrift of Bulgaria in second.
Armenia, meanwhile, move level on points with the Danes with the two
teams due to meet again in September.
Elsewhere, in Group I, Finland's chances of finishing second received a
blow as they only managed a 1-1 draw in Belarus, a result that leaves
the Finns four points behind France.
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Oman Tribune, Sultanate of Oman
June 13 2013
PARIS Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored both goals as Sweden beat the Faroe
Islands 2-0 to earn three crucial points in their quest to qualify
for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday, but their Scandinavian neighbours
Denmark suffered a crushing 4-0 home defeat to Armenia.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Ibrahimovic stabbed home the opener from
close range 10 minutes before the interval at the Friends Arena in
the Stockholm suburb of Solna, and then added a penalty eight minutes
from time.
Sweden were ultimately comfortable winners despite the sending-off
of Andreas Granqvist towards the end, and Erik Hamren's side climb
back into third place in qualifying Group C.
With 11 points from six games, the Swedes are five points behind
leaders Germany but level on points with second-placed Austria and
the Republic of Ireland in fourth.
Their next game is away to Ireland in September.
Meanwhile, Denmark's chances of qualifying for a third consecutive
major tournament finals received a hammer blow as they went down 4-0
to Armenia in Copenhagen.
The forward Yura Movsisyan, who once had a spell in the Danish league
but now plays for Spartak Moscow, scored twice for the former Soviet
republic with Aris Ozbiliz and Shakhtar Donetsk star Henrikh Mkhitaryan
also on target.
The scoreline equalled Armenia's biggest ever victory, while for
Denmark it was a heaviest defeat in a competitive match since going
down 5-1 to Spain at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
Their chances of reaching the 2014 finals now appear slim. With four
games remaining in Group B, Morten Olsen's team are eight points
behind leaders Italy and four adrift of Bulgaria in second.
Armenia, meanwhile, move level on points with the Danes with the two
teams due to meet again in September.
Elsewhere, in Group I, Finland's chances of finishing second received a
blow as they only managed a 1-1 draw in Belarus, a result that leaves
the Finns four points behind France.
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