Early October 12, the delegation of Armenian national team headed by Ruben Hayrapetyan, President of Armenian Football Federation (AFF), left on charter flight for Bursa where Turkey-Armenia match is due on October 14. The qualifying match to be held on the Bursa stadium after Ataturk is the final game within the framework of World Cup 2010. Armenian journalists departed with Armenian national team.

NEWS.am informed earlier that the first Armenia-Turkey match was held September 6, 2008 in Yerevan, where Armenian team was defeated 0:2. Although, the Turkish team lost the chance to win its ticket to World Cup in UAE, it will be a serious test for Armenian national team. As, Turkish team playing at home will try to do its best to make up for the lost rounds on a positive note. The historic implication is always present at sportive face-offs between the two countries.

The Bursa match is a part of significant political processes that have been termed the “football diplomacy”. President of Turkey Abdullah Gul attended the match in Yerevan at the invitation of RA President Serzh Sargsyan. The Turkish leader made a return curtsey by officially inviting Sargsyan to attend the match in Bursa. However, it is not clear yet, whether RA President will attend the match or not, as he has been basing his decision on the recent developments in Armenia-Turkey normalization and signing of the Protocols.

NEWS.am special corresponded left for the Turkey-Armenia match in Bursa.