SPORTSWORLD.AM
In the first match of the quarterfinals of the Armenian Cup, Ararat-Armenia hosted Gyumri's Shirak at home. Last season, the Yerevan team reached the final, where it lost to the current champion/cupholder of Armenia, Noah (1:3).
It should be noted that these teams will compete for the Hakob Tonoyan Super Cup. The match will take place on March 12 at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan. It should be noted that after a long break, Ararat-Armenia began its fight in the cup from the 1/4 finals.
In the first ten minutes of the match, both teams had a chance to open the score. The preparatory period was full for the team led by Manuel Tulipa, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan, etc. extended their employment contracts with “Ararat-Armenia”. “Black and White” leads the Fastex Premier League standings with 34 points, “Shirak” is ninth with ten points. Evaluating the first half according to sportsworld.am, both teams had opportunities to take the lead, but in some episodes the players missed their favorable positions, but at the end of the added time, “Ararat-Armenia” opened the score of the match thanks to the goal of 28-year-old Senegalese newcomer Aliyev Ndour, who was the first in the new club (1:0).
It is noteworthy that “Shirak” has not achieved an advantage over “Ararat-Armenia” in away games, it should also be noted that the Yerevan team has finished almost all matches with a score of 1:0. “Ararat-Armenia” again showed active football in the second half as in the first half, and “Shirak” was waiting for its chance, but everything can change in the second game of the confrontation, which Rafik Misakyan and his teammates will play at home. Almost all clubs participating in the Fastex Premier League are well aware of what kind of game “Shirak” is showing at the Gyumri City Stadium. “Ararat-Armenia” will hold the next match within the framework of the Fastex Premier League in an away game, measuring their strengths with “Alashkert”, “Shirak” will host “Noa” at home.
Let us add that two matches were held yesterday in the 1/4 finals of the Armenian Cup: the match between "Syunik" and "Andranik" ended in a goalless draw, and "Urartun" won 3:0 over "Ararat" in the opponent's house, where Artemi Gunko scored a double, and Karen Melkonyan also stood out with a penalty kick.