Greece stunned by shock 3-2 defeat to Armenia in Euro 2020 qualifier

Greece’s hopes for Euro 2020 dashed in clash against Armenia

Greece's Giorgos Masouras (L) vies for the ball with Armenia's Varazdat Haroyan during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group J qualifying soccer match between Greece and Armenia held at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece, 11 June 2019. Photo: AAP

12 June 2019 8:02am

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Armenia beat Greece 3-2 in the Euro 2020 qualifier that took place at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. It was a shock defeat as Armenia are currently ranks 106th in the world according to FIFA.

The scoring was opened by Alexander Karapetyan in the 8th minute. Gevorg Ghazaryan added a second score in the 33rd minute. Tirgan Barseghyan sealed the victory when he scored a third goal in the 77th minute.

Kostas Fortounis struck a goal for the home side late in the game.

With six points Armenia currently seat 3rd in Group J.

Greece picked up four points from their opening matches and occupy fourth place with Bosnia.