Red Star DG Terzic's words heard in Yerevan: Armenians touched by message about their troubles

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Ararat fans and followers of Armenian football were touched by a statement that came from the Red Star Belgrade football club's camp before the two sides' Europa League qualifying match.

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Red Star did not put pressure for the match to be moved from Armenia due to the war situation that country is in with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. The Serbian champions instead waited for UEFA's decision and accepted that this decisive match should be played in Yerevan.

"If you ask me personally, I am in favor of the match being played in Armenia. I don't want to take advantage of the trouble Armenian people are facing for our own benefit. I do not want that. If the draw has already decided that we will play away for the third time, so be it," said Red Star Director General Zvezdan Terzic, as reported by the Armenian media.

The Armenians have offered all the guarantees to UEFA and claim that the match can be played without any problems, while on social networks, many took the statement from the Red Star camp with great respect.

General director of the #FKCrvenaZvezda "I am in favor of the match vs #AraratArmenia being played in #Armenia. I don't want to use the plight of the Armenian people for our own benefit. I don't want that"#fkcz [via: @sdcrvenazvezda] pic.twitter.com/byyWMsL3x2— Mihran Aleksanyan (@Mihran1994) September 28, 2020

Director of Red Star Belgrade wants to keep the UEFA Europa League playoff between the Serbian side and Ararat Armenia in Armenia because he doesn’t want to use the war as an advantage. Thank you for this, truly. https://t.co/fmomZHj6SQ— HyelandersFC (@HyelandersFC) September 28, 2020

ՍԱ ՇԱՏ ԿԱՐԵՎՈՐ Է։ Սերբիայի ամենատիտղոսակիր ակումբի՝ @crvenazvezda_en -ի տնօրենը, հայտարարել է, որ Ցրվենա Զվեզդան չի պատրաստվում օգտվել Հայաստանի ճգնաժամից ու Արարատ-Արմենիայի դեմ խաղը տեղափոխելու հարց բարձրացնի։ Երևանում վիճարկվելու է Եվրոպա Լիգայի խմբային փուլի ուղեգիր։ pic.twitter.com/wfhbJkxVRf— Gevorg Ghazaryan (@initiaty) September 28, 2020

#respect #պլորովակումբ #CrevnaZvezda #AraratArmenia https://t.co/OpBbUkIK4u— Vahagn Ohanjanyan (@vohanjanyan) September 28, 2020

O diretor do Estrela Vermelha quer manter o jogo na Armênia apesar dos conflitos que ocorrem no país. https://t.co/Ar3dh2LimT— FC Ararat Armenia BR 🇦🇲🇧🇷 (@AraratArmeniaBR) September 28, 2020

"We do not want to take advantage of this difficult situation for the Armenian people to change the venue of the game. Match should take place in Yerevan". Red Star Belgrade president said about the upcoming game vs Ararat Armenia, which should take place on October 1.Respect!— Ռուբ (@rubsksn) September 29, 2020

(Telegraf.rs)