Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of Armenia Gabriel Ghazaryan told reporters today that so far the Ministry does not comment on the latest statement by President of the Football Federation of Armenia Ruben Hayrapetyan saying that Albania vs. Armenia match ended in victory of Albania "due to betrayal by some Armenian football players."
The minister said the FFA president did not provide any facts of his statement, but the issue is under discussion now and the situation will come to light soon.
Addressing the above match on November 25, FFA President Ruben Hayrapetyan blamed the Armenian football players for betrayal. "We will find proofs and make them public," he said. In his words, no coach is able to achieve victory, if "the team does not want to play." Yet he did not explain such behavior of the team.
To recall, on October 11, Albania was qualified for Euro 2016, their first major tournament, after a 3-0 away win over Armenia clinched second place in Group I. After the game, some Albanian and Serbian media reported that Albania bought four players of the Armenian team by EUR500,000 each.
It was reported earlier that UEFA will not inquire into the given match. Goalkeeper of the Armenian team Gevorg Kasparov categorically refutes the possibility of bribing the Armenian players. Football fans have repeatedly token the street recently demanding a more competent coach.