There was a lot riding on Denmark's World Cup Qualifier trip to lowly Armenia on Tuesday night. Not only were De R�d-Hvide looking to secure the play-off place in UEFA Group B, but they were keen to avenge the humiliating 4-0 home loss they suffered in the reverse fixture last June.
Manager Martin Olsen got preparations off to a controversial start, after he was forced to apologize for comparing the aforementioned loss to the tragedies of 9/11. On reflection, he conceded that it wasn't an incredibly sensitive thing to say the day before the 12th anniversary of the attacks.
Gauche comments aside, the Danes were able to secure a vital 1-0 win in Yerevan. This win came in part because of Daniel Agger's 73rd-minute goal, but also in part because of the corner-taking prowess of Spartak Moscow?s Aras �zbiliz. The poor fellow appears to kick the flag instead of the ball and it all goes horribly wrong from there.
�zbiliz's woeful dead ball attempt should have ended in a free kick to the Danes for handball, but the officials must have either felt sympathy or that the flag had committed a foul, as he was awarded a do-over instead.
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