Football: Poland trounces Armenia 4:0 in World Cup qualifying match

Poland won four to nil over Armenia in a football World Cup qualifier on Wednesday evening in Warsaw. The victory kept Poland in control of European group number five with 13 points at a halfway stage in the qualifying. Defender Michal Zewlakow began the night by scoring from the penalty spot in the fifteenth minute of the game. Later, just before halftime, his free kick was headed home by Polish prospect Emmanuel Olisadebe. In the eighty-first minute, substitute Marcin Zewlakow, the twin brother of Michal, tapped in a free kick from playmaker Piotr Swierczewski, and Bartosz Karwan finished out the evening with the fourth goal just two minutes before the final whistle. Poland picked up three yellow cards during the match and will have to do without Piotr Swierczewski and Radoslaw Kaluzny at the next qualifier in Wales in June. "My players put in maximum effort in these two matches and we gained two great results," said Jerzy Engel, coach of the Polish national representation. (Reuters) A.D.