Thursday, July 21, 2005

UEFA European U-19 C'ship: Lombe extends Armenian adventure

Fuente: UEFA
http://es.uefa.com/index.html

noticias.info/ Carl Lombe's strike earned Armenia their first ever point in a finals tournament with a draw against England, and kept alive their hopes of reaching the last four of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Late riposte

Having lost their opening Group B game 2-0 to Norway on Monday, Samuel Petrosyan's side looked to be heading for elimination when Aleksandr Petrosyan's own goal gave England a 72nd-minute advantage. However, with three minutes remaining, midfield player Lombe levelled from outside the penalty area [...].
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Late drama

England finally broke Armenia's resistance 18 minutes from time, albeit in somewhat fortunate circumstances as midfield player Petrosyan turned the ball into his own net under pressure from Matthew Mills. However, Armenia refused to let their heads drop and, following a sustained period of pressure, snatched a late equaliser when Lombe unleashed an unstoppable effort past David Martin from just outside the area.
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