Hundreds of Armenian fans welcome Portuguese at Yerevan Zvartnots airport
11.06.2015,
20:18
Hundreds of Armenian football fans have welcomed today Portugal’s national team at Yerevan "Zvartnots" airport.
YEREVAN, June 11. / ARKA /. Hundreds of Armenian football fans have welcomed today Portugal’s national team at Yerevan "Zvartnots" airport. The Portuguese have traveled to Armenia for their Euro 2016 qualifier on Saturday.
Other Armenian fans have gathered near Armenia-Marriot Hotel in downtown Yerevan where the Portuguese will be staying. The game will start at 20:00 local time at the Republican Stadium on June 12.
On Friday, coaches Sargis Hovsepyan of Armenia and Fernando Santos of Portugal will convene pre-match news conferences.
Armenia will have to contend without attacking midfielder Yura Movsisyan, who has failed to prove his fitness.
Portugal sit top of the group with nine points from four matches at the halfway stage, while Armenia and Serbia are bottom - having earned just one point each for their efforts thus far. Armenians had four games, by one more than Serbs. Albania and Denmark have each 7 points.-0-
Other Armenian fans have gathered near Armenia-Marriot Hotel in downtown Yerevan where the Portuguese will be staying. The game will start at 20:00 local time at the Republican Stadium on June 12.
On Friday, coaches Sargis Hovsepyan of Armenia and Fernando Santos of Portugal will convene pre-match news conferences.
Armenia will have to contend without attacking midfielder Yura Movsisyan, who has failed to prove his fitness.
Portugal sit top of the group with nine points from four matches at the halfway stage, while Armenia and Serbia are bottom - having earned just one point each for their efforts thus far. Armenians had four games, by one more than Serbs. Albania and Denmark have each 7 points.-0-
