UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B

This page shows the standings and results for Group B of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying tournament.[1]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Russia 10 7 2 1 17 4 +13 23 Qualify for final tournament 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 6–0
2   Republic of Ireland 10 6 3 1 15 7 +8 21 Advance to play-offs 2–3 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1
3   Armenia 10 5 2 3 22 10 +12 17 0–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 4–0
4   Slovakia 10 4 3 3 7 10 −3 15 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 1–0
5   Macedonia 10 2 2 6 8 14 −6 8 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–0
6   Andorra 10 0 0 10 1 25 −24 0 0–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches edit

Group B fixtures were to be negotiated between the participants at a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on 15 and 16 March 2010.[2][3] After that meeting proved inconclusive, the fixture list was determined by a random draw at the XXXIV Ordinary UEFA Congress in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 25 March.[4]

Armenia  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report Fahey   76'
Andorra  0–2  Russia
Report Pogrebnyak   14', 64' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,100[6]
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Slovakia  1–0  Macedonia
Hološko   90+1' Report

Russia  0–1  Slovakia
Report Stoch   27'
Macedonia  2–2  Armenia
Gjurovski   42'
Naumoski   90+6' (pen.)
Report Movsisyan   41'
Manucharyan   90+1'
Attendance: 9,000
Republic of Ireland  3–1  Andorra
Kilbane   15'
Doyle   41'
Keane   54'
Report Martínez   45'
Attendance: 40,283[9]
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

Armenia  3–1  Slovakia
Movsisyan   23'
Ghazaryan   50'
Mkhitaryan   89'
Report Weiss   37'
Andorra  0–2  Macedonia
Report Naumoski   42'
Šikov   60'
Republic of Ireland  2–3  Russia
Keane   72' (pen.)
Long   78'
Report Kerzhakov   11'
Dzagoev   29'
Shirokov   50'
Attendance: 50,411[12]

Armenia  4–0  Andorra
Ghazaryan   4'
Mkhitaryan   16'
Movsisyan   32'
Pizzelli   52'
Report
Macedonia  0–1  Russia
Report Kerzhakov   8'
Slovakia  1–1  Republic of Ireland
Ďurica   36' Report St Ledger   16'

Armenia  0–0  Russia
Report
Andorra  0–1  Slovakia
Report Šebo   21'
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Macedonia
McGeady   2'
Keane   21'
Report Tričkovski   45'
Attendance: 33,200[17]
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Russia  3–1  Armenia
Pavlyuchenko   26', 59', 73' (pen.) Report Pizzelli   25'
Slovakia  1–0  Andorra
Karhan   63' Report
Macedonia  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report Keane   7', 37'
Attendance: 29,500[20]

Andorra  0–3  Armenia
Report Pizzelli   34'
Ghazaryan   75'
Mkhitaryan   90+2' (pen.)
Russia  1–0  Macedonia
Semshov   41' Report
Republic of Ireland  0–0  Slovakia
Report
Attendance: 35,480[23]

Russia  0–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 49,515[24]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Macedonia  1–0  Andorra
Ivanovski   59' Report
Slovakia  0–4  Armenia
Report Movsisyan   57'
Mkhitaryan   70'
Ghazaryan   80'
Sarkisov   90+1'

Armenia  4–1  Macedonia
Pizzelli   28'
Mkhitaryan   34'
Ghazaryan   69'
Sarkisov   90+1'
Report Šikov   86'
Slovakia  0–1  Russia
Report Dzagoev   71'
Andorra  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report Doyle   7'
McGeady   20'

Russia  6–0  Andorra
Dzagoev   5', 44'
Ignashevich   26'
Pavlyuchenko   30'
Glushakov   59'
Bilyaletdinov   78'
Report
Attendance: 38,790[30]
Referee: Eli Hacmon (Israel)
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Armenia
V. Aleksanyan   43' (o.g.)
Dunne   59'
Report Mkhitaryan   62'
Macedonia  1–1  Slovakia
Noveski   80' Report Piroska   54'
Attendance: 4,100[32]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Goalscorers edit

There were 70 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline edit

Pos Player Country     Suspended for match(es) Reason
DF Ildefons Lima   Andorra 4 1 vs Macedonia (8 October 2010)
vs Macedonia (6 September 2011)
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
MF Goran Pandev   Macedonia 3 1 vs Andorra (6 September 2011) Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
MF Velice Sumulikoski   Macedonia 3 1 vs Slovakia (11 October 2011) Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
FW Kevin Doyle   Republic of Ireland 3 1 vs Estonia (11 and 15 November 2011) Sent off in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match
DF Richard Dunne   Republic of Ireland 4 0 vs Macedonia (3 June 2011)
vs Andorra (7 October 2011)
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Aleksandr Anyukov   Russia 4 0 vs Armenia (26 March 2011)
vs Andorra (11 October 2011)
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Miroslav Stoch   Slovakia 4 0 vs Andorra (3 June 2011)
vs Macedonia (11 October 2011)
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Marc Pujol   Andorra 3 0 vs Macedonia (6 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Fernando Silva   Andorra 3 0 vs Slovakia (26 March 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Sean St Ledger   Republic of Ireland 3 0 vs Russia (6 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF Igor Denisov   Russia 3 0 vs Republic of Ireland (6 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
GK Ján Mucha   Slovakia 3 0 vs Andorra (3 June 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Martin Škrtel   Slovakia 3 0 vs Republic of Ireland (12 October 2010) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Xavi Andorrà   Andorra 2 0 vs Armenia (2 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF Josep Ayala   Andorra 2 0 vs Russia (11 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Cristian Martínez   Andorra 2 0 vs Russia (11 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Sergi Moreno   Andorra 2 0 vs Slovakia (3 June 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF Marc Vales   Andorra 2 0 vs Republic of Ireland (7 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Karlen Mkrtchyan   Armenia 2 0 vs Andorra (12 October 2010) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Yura Movsisyan   Armenia 2 0 vs Andorra (2 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF Muhamed Demiri   Macedonia 2 0 vs Andorra (6 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Mirko Ivanovski   Macedonia 2 0 vs Slovakia (11 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF Nikolče Noveski   Macedonia 2 0 vs Andorra (6 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Goran Popov   Macedonia 2 0 vs Slovakia (11 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Stephen Ward   Republic of Ireland 2 0 vs Armenia (11 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
DF Sergei Ignashevich   Russia 2 0 vs Macedonia (2 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
MF Konstantin Zyryanov   Russia 2 0 vs Andorra (11 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Juraj Kucka   Slovakia 2 0 vs Armenia (6 September 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches
FW Stanislav Šesták   Slovakia 2 0 vs Russia (7 October 2011) Booked in 2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches

References edit

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  2. ^ Fixture Meeting for Group B Archived 12 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Russian Football Union (in Russian).
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