Politics forgives mistakes, football doesn’t: Journalist team defeats MPs

YEREVAN, MARCH 26, ARMENPRESS. Within the framework of the”Futsal Business Leage” the team of journalists scored a big victory over the MP team. As "Armenpress" reports, the match ended 14-2 in favor of the team of journalists.

From the very beginning the team of journalists were actively attacking and until the end played with big advantage. At the end of the first half the journalists' team had a five-goal advantage. The first half ended 6-1.

The parliamentary team succeeded in scoring only one goal in the 2nd half, whereas the journalists scored 8.

After the match, football commentator and member of the journalists’ team Eduard Kalantaryan stressed in an interview with "Armenpress" that he was pleased to win by such a big advantage. Asked what is the reason that the journalists' team always wins over the National Assembly team, Kalantaryan said that prior to this match, they only played once against the team of the National Assembly. "At the time we were playing big football, and won by 2: 0. This time it was “futsal”, that’s why we scored so much. Perhaps we have more experience, we are younger, but nevertheless we greatly enjoyed the match, "Kalantaryan said.

He added that the match wasn’t hard for them, but there was tension, and the nature of the game itself was very good. "I am very pleased with the performance of our team. Everyone worked very well, very quickly. Everyone got their chance to play and performed well. It can be said that today there were no flaws, "Kalantaryan said.

Member of the NA’s team, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told reporters, that if politics forgives mistakes, football doesn’t. "If you do not score a goal in football, the opponent will. The boys played very well and I congratulate them, “the Deputy Speaker said.

Asked whether in politics they are also being scored, Sharmazanov answered positively. Asked what was the most beautiful goal of theirs in politics, he answered: "In politics there are many goals, both on our and their sides."

To a journalist’s humorous observation that this is an unprecedented event, when the authorities, without digital manipulations are losing, Sharmazanov joked: “Our players were defeated given the fact that they were more conscientious than the opposition representatives. This is a humorous answer to a humorous question. But they played really good, once again I congratulate you”.