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AZERBAIJAN TRIES TO AVOID THE YEREVAN MATCH

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As we have already informed, the schedule of the “Euro-2008” first group has been decided in Brussels. According to it, Armenia and Azerbaijan will play in September 2007. UEFA has mentioned several times that the matches must take place in Yerevan and Baku, but the Azeri side does not was to accept the decision and continues to spread false information.

In particular, today the Azeri day.az website spread information about the preliminary agreement of the Armenian and Azeri Football Federations to hold the matches in a neutral field. The press Secretary of the AFF Arayik Manoukyan informed “A1+” that the information was false, as no such agreement has been reached, and the Armenian side has announced many times that the matches must take place in Yerevan and Baku.

The same website also informs that during the discussion in Brussels UEFA did not refer to the matches between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Nevertheless, at the very beginning of the discussion the UEFA representatives mentioned that the national teams must play in their own countries and that the neutral field option is excluded. It is clearly mentioned in the UEFA regulations that the Football Federations have to accept the guests properly and guarantee their security.

According to the schedule, the first match will take place in Baku which is favorable for Armenia.