Artjunin spoils Armenia's afternoon
Saturday, November 14, 2009
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Armenia 1-1 Estonia
Armenia picked up their first Group 2 point at the fifth attempt, but were denied all three by Artjom Artjunin's added-time header.
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Armenia picked up their first UEFA European Under-21 Championship Group 2 point at the fifth attempt, but were denied all three as Artjom Artjunin headed Estonia's equaliser deep into added time.
Brilliant free-kick
Albert Tadevosyan squandered an early chance for the hosts from Hiraç Yagan's cross, but they took the lead on 24 minutes as Henrik Mkhitaryan flighted a brilliant free-kick past Stanislav Pedõk. Armenia looked set to increase their lead as Artak Aleksanyan's dangerous cross found Yagan on 78 minutes, but he missed the target. At the other end, Edvard Hovhannisyan had to be lively to deny Juri Jevdokimov's shot from distance nine minutes from time, but it was all in vain as Artjunin headed home from a corner three minutes into added time. Estonia are third in the section, while Armenia remain at the foot of the table.