LEV YASHIN'S CUP GIVEN TO YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY TEAM
24-11-2004 16:55:00 | Armenia | Sport
YEREVAN, November 24 (Noyan Tapan). The competitions of
student football teams dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the
Soviet goal-keeper Lev Yashin were held with the support of the
Embassy of Russia in Armenia. The competitions organized by the
"Slavonic House" public organization and the Russian-Armenian
Youth Union were held with the participation of the
Russian-Armenian Business Magazine and the Russian-Armenian
(Slavonic) University at the "Dinamo" stadium in Yerevan. Nine
teams of higher schools of Yerevan and Stepanakert participated
in the competition.
The Yerevan State University team, which was awarded with
Lev Yashin's cup, placed first. Awards were also given to
separate distinguished football-players, and all the
teams-participants received honorable diplomas. Igor Gromyko,
Envoy of the Embassy of Russia to Armenia, was among the prize
holders. The latter said that the organizers are going to make
the competitions of Lev Yashin's memory traditional.