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Gevorg Ghazaryan's Olympiacos defeats AC Milan 3-0

Gevorg Ghazaryan's Olympiacos defeats AC Milan 3-0

YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS. Gevorg Ghazaryan’s Olympiacos celebrated a remarkable victory over AC Milan in the match held within the framework of International Champions Cup held in Toronto on Thursday, July 24, 2014. The match ended with the score 3:0. As reports “Armenpress”, the midfielder of the Armenian National Football Team Gevorg Ghazaryan joined his teammates on the 71st minute of the match. The Armenian international spent 20 minutes on the field. Ghazaryan was very active and contributed to his team’s success.

In the wake of a 3-0 loss to Olympiacos on Thursday, Milan coach Pippo Inzaghi pointed to a punishing schedule that had his team arrive at 2 a.m. the day of the game from New York after two days travel from Italy.

“We didn’t have a chance to train,” Inzaghi said through an interpreter. “The players are trying their best.”

Olympiacos coach Michel, a stylish Spaniard who like Inzaghi had a distinguished playing career, found the travel schedule a little easier to accept thanks to the result.

“When we get a win, we think a less about the fact that we are tired and that we had to travel a lot,” he said through an interpreter. “But I understand what the Milan coach said. This is a really hard trip and we get really tired with it.”

Asked when his team had arrived in North America, Michael and his translator went back and forth until they could agree on Monday.

“From Milan to New Jersey,” said Michel, who touched down in Toronto on Wednesday morning.

“We are a little lost,” added the interpreter.

Thursday’s kickoff to the tournament was originally scheduled for New York’s Citi Field before being shifted last month to Toronto. Charlie Stillitano, CEO of tournament organizer Relevent Sports, did not offer one specific reason for the move but said he initially thought the Toronto stadium would be unavailable because of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

He also said New York was hosting other games and the switch gave his company a chance to partner with MLSE and take advantage of an expanded BMO Field in the future.

Alejandro (Chori) Dominguez, Dimitris Diamantakos and Andreas Bouchalakis scored for Olympiacos, which was full value for the win in a game short on fireworks. The Greek side seemed to play at a higher tempo than the languid pace of Milan.

The Italian team pressed later in the second half but was unable to take advantage before an announced crowd of 10,603 at BMO Field. One of those fans ran on the field late in the game and took a selfie with an Olympiacos player. He was escorted out after the photo op.

Another fan then did it with a Milan player, taking a tumble en route. Two more were grabbed before they could follow suit.








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