See? It’s not all bad, this Nations League business.
Having only become a Uefa-affiliated team in 2013, Gibraltar had lost every single one of their qualifying matches for Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup.
There only two victories – over Malta and Latvia – had come in friendlies.
However, taking on Armenia in Yerevan, they were able to record their first ever competitive victory courtesy of a second-half penalty from Joseph Chipolina.
Armenia, who had Arsenal’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan in their side, remain above Gibraltar in group D4 but only on goal difference.
The full-time whistle was greeted with scenes of celebration from the visiting players and coaching staff, as can be seen in the videos below.
https://twitter.com/Ditvi_Na/status/1051209226104778753
Clean sheet ✅
3 points ✅
First ever points ✅That winning feeling ⚽️🇬🇮!! pic.twitter.com/yqF5e0DYLL
— Gibraltar FA (@GibraltarFA) October 13, 2018
The Armenian FA also apologised to Gibraltar after the wrong national anthem was played instead of theirs before kick-off.
Instead, the anthem of Liechtenstein was mistakenly played in the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium.
