Mkhitaryan leads Armenia to five-goal win over Sugar Boyz

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a brace as Armenia beat St Kits and Nevis 5-0 in a friendly held at Hanrapetakan Stadium in the capital Yerevan.

The Caribbean side, ranked 89th in the world, failed to stop the Eurasia team’s striking power.

Ruslan Koryan opened the scoring in the 19th minute before captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan – Manchester United’s 28-year-old midfielder – made it 3-0 with two goals within ten minutes of each other.

Artur Sarkisov put the ball in the net on the 69th minute before Artak Yedigaryan completed the easy win with a goal in the 89th minute.

The Sugar Boyz, managed by Mexican Jacques Passy, are due to face Georgia on 7 June in another friendly.

Georgia are ranked 122nd on the FIFA World Rankings list.