Match Details

World Cup Qualification, UEFA Group 1:
     
Finland - Armenia 3–1 (2–1)
     
Goalscorers: 8. Shefki Kuqi 1–0, 28. Alexei Eremenko 2–0, 32. Armen Shahgeldyan 2–1, 87. Kuqi 3–1.
     
     
Finland: Antti Niemi Southampton; Petri Pasanen Werder Bremen, Toni Kuivasto Djurgårdens IF ( 46. Teemu Tainio AJ Auxerre), Sami Hyypiä Liverpool, Janne Saarinen FC Copenhagen (69. Toni Kallio Molde IK); Aki Riihilahti Crystal Palace, Mika Väyrynen SC Heerenveen ; Mika Nurmela FC Kaiserslautern, Alexei Eremenko US Lecce, Joonas Kolkka Crystal Palace (83. Jonatan Johansson Charlton Athletic); Shefki Kuqi Ipswich Town.
      Head Coach: Antti Muurinen.
     
     
Armenia: Armen Ambartsumyan; Sargis Hovsepyan, Harutyun Vardanyan, Karen Dokhoyan, Alexander Tateosian; Hamlet Mkhitaryan, Rafayel Nazaryan, Romik Khachatrytan (36. Artur Mkrtchyan), Davit Grigoryan (61. Edgar Manutcharyan); Andrey Movsesyan (84. Ara Hakobyan), Armen Shahgeldyan.
      Head Coach: Bernard Casoni.
     
Bookings: 68. Väyrynen, Finland; 77. Movsesyan, Armenia; 89. Hovsepyan, Armenia.
     
Referee: Herbert Fandel, Germany.
     
Attendance: 7,894 (Tampere, Ratina Stadium).
     
     
Other Matches in Group 1
Prague: Czech Republic - Romania 1–0 (1–0), 36. Jan Koller (pen.).
     
Skopje: Macedonia - Holland 2–2 (1–1), 43. Bouma 0-1, 45. Pandev 1-1, 65. Kuijt 1-2, 70. Stojkov 2-2.

More on this subject:
 "Winning ugly": Finland 3 Armenia 1 (World Cup UEFA Qualification Group 1)

Links:
  UEFA 2006 World Cup Qualifying Group 1