Armenia vs. France: Score, Grades and Reaction from International Friendly

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Published: October 14, 2014

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Loic Remy, Andre-Pierre Gignac and Antoine Griezmann scored the goals as France eased to a 3-0 victory over Armenia on Tuesday in an international friendly at the Hanrapetakan Stadium in Yerevan.

Remy put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute before Griezmann doubled their advantage from the penalty spot 10 minutes into the second half.

Griezmann, a second-half substitute, sealed the win with France's third goal in the closing minutes.



With the rest of Europe playing qualifiers for Euro 2016, the match between these two sides had no official importance. As hosts of the European Championships in two years' time, France are not required to qualify. Even so, Didier Deschamps' side has been playing a series of friendlies against the five teams from qualifying Group I.

Perhaps it was no surprise, then, that Armenia coach Bernard Challandes called Tuesday's meeting a "s*** match," as reported by ESPN FC. Challandes is quoted as saying:

It's a nightmare. For me, it's a s*** match! Saturday, my players gave everything. Playing again three days later is a nightmare. The match against France is an honour but it is a bit of a poisoned present.

Challandes' side drew 1-1 with Serbia on Saturday to collect their first point in Group I. The top two teams qualify automatically for the Euro 2016 finals.

Up next for Armenia is a match against Portugal on Nov. 14. Despite carrying the tag of group favourites, Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo lost their first qualifying match, at home to Albania, and will be hoping to turn around their fortunes.

France's next game is at home to Sweden on Nov. 18.

On other days, the match's modest stakes might have made for a low-key start. But France began brightly and took the lead with only seven minutes gone.

The scoring sequence began as Gignac pulled down a lofted, angled pass on the right side of A...
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