SPORTSWORLD.AM
In the last match of the 17th round of the Fastex Premier League, Yerevan's "Pyunik" played against Gyumri's "Shirak". Both teams participated in the quarterfinals of the Armenian Cup. The "Pomegranates" lost to "Noah" (1:2), "Shirak" lost to the championship leader "Ararat-Armenia" (0:1).
In the opening ten minutes of the match, the Yerevan team dictated its play and in the seventh minute, Momo Yansane opened the score of the match (1:0), after a pass from team captain Edgar Malakyan. Yansane also opened his goal tally in the Fastex Premier League.
According to sportsworld.am, the 16-time champion of Armenia, led by Artak Oseyan, has a clear game script, the most striking of which is the short passing game of the “Pomegranate”. The players also know how to move around the field with and without the ball. In the spring part, goalkeeper Henry Avagyan left his place in case of extreme necessity, this was essentially done on the instructions of the goalkeepers’ coach Gurgen Hakobyan. In the second part of the current championship, the eight-time champion of Armenia has become more organized, the players are not obsessed with individual play, which was observed in the previous season. As a result of these team actions, in the 39th minute of the match, Momo Jansane, having played his first official match for the new club, scored a double, doubling the advantage of “Pyunik” (2:0).
Assessing the first half, “Pyunik” left in a good mood, putting pressure on the opponent from the start of the match, guided by teamwork, as a result of which Edgar Malakyan and his friends went into the break with a two-goal advantage. Let's add to the online table “Pyunik is second in the Fastex Premier League standings with 32 points.
In the second half, Pyunik gradually slowed down the pace of the game, Shirak also launched another sharp attack, but Donald Kodian missed his position. Against the background of these inactive actions, the Armenian Super Cup of the Top Ten upset the Gyumri team for the third time. In the 63rd minute of the match, Momo Jansane added an assist to Dubli, and Edgar Malakyan added a goal to the goal assist, (3:0).
This result was achieved by the team led by Artak Oseyan as a result of joint actions. Pyunik's inactive actions at the end of the match were understandable; having a three-goal advantage, they could have saved their strength for the next match.
The next match for Pyunik is again at home, where they will face Alashkert. Vahe Gevorgyan's men are in third place in the standings with 32 points. Shirak will host the current champion of Armenia, Noah, at home in the next round.
Thus, the "Pomegranates" earn 32 points, moving up to second place in the Fastex Premier League standings, while "Shirak" is ninth with ten points.