As it is known, on January 30, the Gyumri “Shirak” football club is going to compete with one of the US most popular teams, “LA Galaxy”. This arrangement already caused a stir among the Armenians living in California (according to assessments by Samvel Balasanyan, 30 thousand Gyumri-born citizens live only in the city of Glendale), who are sending numerous letters to the Facebook page of the “Shirak” football club, saying, “How good of you to come again, you are looking forward to seeing you,” “We are by your side, the victory will be ours, do not doubt, honored people of Gyumri”.
Anna Tadevosyan, a spokesperson of the “Shirak” football club, shared this information with Aravot.am. Being recognized the champion of Armenia’s Premier League four times, “Shirak” is currently preparing for the spring round of the 24th Armenia’s Premier League and will conduct the first test match in January 30, 2016. Note that “LA Galaxy” advertising the day, time and the venue of the football game in its official website that it will place in StabHab Center, Carson, California, on January 30, at 07: 00 pm (Yerevan time, on January 31, at 07:00 am), at the same time informs its fans that tickets sales has begun and orders are accepted, the price for the individual ticket start from USD 20.
In an interview with us, Anna Tadevosyan also recalled that “Shirak” football club is competing with “LA Galaxy” for the second time. The first meeting was held on February 8, last year, and ended in the winning of the American team by 2:1. The only goal scorer in Shirak team was Ivorian Serges Déblé. According to Anna Tadevosyan, the first meeting was organized by Pangea Sports Management, which deals with the transfer of football players. The head is the US-based Iranian Namo Hashem. Now, our team is successfully cooperating with this organization.
As told by Anna Tadevosyan, during the previous meeting thousands of Armenians living in California did not miss the opportunity to give admiration for our team. The majority of viewers were Armenians. More than 13,000 fans attended, of which 10,000 Armenians. And although the “LA Galaxy” team includes such world-famous celebrities such as “Liverpool” legend Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane, Giovani Dos Santos, the US national team players Gyasi Zardes and Omar Gonzalez, nevertheless the California-Armenians are hopeful that this time “Shirak” will win.
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