Armenia v Finland, 07 October 2006

Score0-0
RefereeDamir Skomina
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group A
VenueThe Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance2,800
Kick-off: 9:00pm local Assistant Referees Primož Arhar (Slovenia) Marko Stančin (Slovenia) Fourth Official Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

0  Armenia

Manager: Ian Porterfield

0  Finland

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gevorg Kasparov
Defender Karen Dokhoyan
Defender Sargis Hovsepyan (captain)
Defender Eghishe Melikyan
Midfielder Karen Aleksanyan
Midfielder Armen Tigranyan
Forward Arman Karamyan

Starting lineup:

Markus Heikkinen Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
Toni Kallio Defender
Petri Pasanen Defender
Hannu Tihinen Defender
Joonas Kolkka Midfielder
Mika Väyrynen Midfielder
Shefki Kuqi Forward
Jari Litmanen Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Aghvan Mkrtchyan for Arman Karamyan 46
Aram Hakobyan for Karen Aleksanyan 54
Ara Hakobyan for Edgar Manucharyan 78

Substitutions:

Mikael Forssell for Shefki Kuqi 66
Mika Nurmela for Mika Väyrynen 73
Aki Riihilahti for Jonatan Johansson 83

Cards:

Karen Aleksanyan 34 Y
Robert Arzumanyan 59 Y
Ara Hakobyan 87 Y
Samvel Melkonyan 89 Y

Cards:

Sami Hyypiä 28 Y
Petri Pasanen 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Armen Ambartsumyan
Midfielder Aghvan Mkrtchyan
Midfielder Rafael Nazaryan
Forward Nshan Erzrumyan
Forward Ara Hakobyan
Forward Aram Hakobyan

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mikko Kavén
Defender Toni Kuivasto
Midfielder Peter Kopteff
Midfielder Aki Riihilahti
Midfielder Jarkko Wiss
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Mika Nurmela

Comments:

Jari Litmanen's 105th appearance

0  Armenia

Manager: Ian Porterfield

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gevorg Kasparov
Defender Karen Dokhoyan
Defender Sargis Hovsepyan (captain)
Defender Eghishe Melikyan
Midfielder Karen Aleksanyan
Midfielder Armen Tigranyan
Forward Arman Karamyan

Substitutions:

Aghvan Mkrtchyan for Arman Karamyan 46
Aram Hakobyan for Karen Aleksanyan 54
Ara Hakobyan for Edgar Manucharyan 78

Cards:

Karen Aleksanyan 34 Y
Robert Arzumanyan 59 Y
Ara Hakobyan 87 Y
Samvel Melkonyan 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Armen Ambartsumyan
Midfielder Aghvan Mkrtchyan
Midfielder Rafael Nazaryan
Forward Nshan Erzrumyan
Forward Ara Hakobyan
Forward Aram Hakobyan

0  Finland

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Starting lineup:

Markus Heikkinen Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
Toni Kallio Defender
Petri Pasanen Defender
Hannu Tihinen Defender
Joonas Kolkka Midfielder
Mika Väyrynen Midfielder
Shefki Kuqi Forward
Jari Litmanen Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Mikael Forssell for Shefki Kuqi 66
Mika Nurmela for Mika Väyrynen 73
Aki Riihilahti for Jonatan Johansson 83

Cards:

Sami Hyypiä 28 Y
Petri Pasanen 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mikko Kavén
Defender Toni Kuivasto
Midfielder Peter Kopteff
Midfielder Aki Riihilahti
Midfielder Jarkko Wiss
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Mika Nurmela

Comments:

Jari Litmanen's 105th appearance