YEREVAN, October 7 (Noyan Tapan). The first round of the 2004-2005 European Football Championship among U-19 football-players held in Macedonia completed. The junior national team of Armenia also participated in it. In the tournament junior football-players of Armenia were beaten by the national team of France with a score of 1:2, but they beat the national team of Macedonia with a score of 2:1 and completed the match with the Azeri national team in a draw. So, the Armenian national team, earning four points, placed second in the group. The national team of Armenia together with the national team of France, which placed first earning nine points, received the right for participation in the second round of the European Championship to be held in spring of 2005. The team which will place first in this tournament will receive the right to perform in the finals. The national football team of U-19 girls also participated in such a tournament in Estonia. It was twice beaten by the national team of Italy (with a score of 0:9) and the national team of Sweden (with a score of 0:11), but it beat the national team of Estonia with a score of 2:1 and placed third. After the completion of all these competitions of the first round it will become clear whether the Armenian team will continue struggle or not. Only the national teams of Italy and Sweden still received the right to participate in the second round.

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