Armenia beat Denmark 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Copenhagen. The visitors took the lead after just 25 seconds when Simon Poulsen gave the ball away and Yura Movsisyan opened the score. Denmark almost hit back instantly but Dennis Rommedahl's chip was cleared off the line. He then rolled wide with just the keeper to beat before Armenia doubled their lead. Aras Ozbiliz was played onside and he finished past Stephan Andersen. The third came on the hour mark when Movsisyan was found on the left of the area and he finished into the far corner from a tight angle. It was four when Liverpool target Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a solo effort.
"This is the worst evening in my football life," Denmark coach Morten Olsen said. "It is beyond my understanding that we cannot do better, but it is my fault 100 percent." Vardan Minasyan, Armenia coach says his team will be playing for victory in all the up coming matches.
"After the match vs. Malta our psychology has changed, we were depressed then. Today, we see the team we want to see always. This score is not a mere chance. After the first two goals, Denmark began attacking and we got a free space. The rapid goal was very important. I do not believe in mere chances. Even the result of the match vs. Malta was not a mere chance. Everything is characteristic. I did not care for the score, I cared for the team morale," Minasyan says.
Neither side is now out of the running for Brazil 2014 qualification. The result moves Armenia above Denmark into fourth place on goal difference. Both sides have six points and are eight adrift of Italy in top spot and four behind Bulgaria in second.