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YEREVAN, MARCH 9, ARMENPRESS: The upcoming Armenia-Belarus friendly football match at the "Republican" stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan , will be the final match of the legendary goalkeeper of the Armenian National Team Roman Berezovsky. The match will take place on March 25 at 19: 00 pm. "Armenpress" was informed by the official website of the Football Federation of Armenia.
The Legendary goalkeeper decided to end his career after the Armenia- Portugal match last year. Symbolically, Roman Berezovksy debuted in the Armenian National Team at a match against Portugal on August 31, 1996.
Roman Berezovsky has been the main goalkeeper of the Armenian National Team for 19 years, and played 93 matches. This statistics is second only to Sargis Hovsepyan (132 matches). For 19 years, thanks to the brilliant performances of Roman Berezovsky, the Armenian Team was saved from seemingly hopeless situations, had successful matches and memorable victories. When Berezovsky was at the goal, the fans were relaxed, and the defenders more confident.
Berezovsky also had a brilliant club career, playing for the famous Russian clubs: "Zenith", "Torpedo", "Dinamo". Berezovsky is the record holder among USSR and Russian goalkeepers with numbers of penalty kick saves.