Italy beat Armenia 3-1 in World Cup qualifier

Italy beat Armenia 3-1 in World Cup qualifier

 YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Andrea Pirlo scored one goal and set up another as Italy labored¹ to a 3-1 win over Armenia in European zone World Cup 2014 qualifying Friday.

The match took place in Hrazdan stadium which has a capacity of 50,000.

Pirlo converted a spot kick to put Italy ahead in the 11th minute following Hrayr Mkoyan's handball. But Armenia leveled in the 28th through Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The visitors restored their lead shortly after the hour mark when Daniele De Rossi headed in Pirlo's cross off the underside of the crossbar, before Pablo Osvaldo sealed the win with his third goal in as many qualifying matches.

1 labored   

adj.吃力的，谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
• They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句