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Yerevan's "Noah" hosted "Ararat-Armenia" at the Vazgen Sargsyan "Republican" Stadium as part of the Armenian Super Cup. The two teams met for the title in the final of the 2024/25 Armenian Cup season, which ended with the victory of Hovhannes Hambardzumyan and his teammates (3:1). Let's add that until this game, the current Super Cup winner is "Ararat-Armenia".
In the opening minutes of the match, the reigning Super Cup winner put pressure on "Noah" and in the ninth minute of the match, Zidane opened the score (1:0), giving the guests the status of the winner.
After opening the score, Ararat-Armenia did not slow down the pace of the game, not allowing Noah to invade its penalty area. At the end of the first half, Helder Ferreira restored the balance of the match with a penalty kick (11m).
In the second half, the champion/cupholder of Armenia had a good time, where they could have taken the lead, but the home team shot high. During the second half, the team led by Sandro Perkovic stood out with more active football. The next match, “Noah” will play an away match against “Shirak” of Gyumri within the framework of the 18th round of the Fastex Premier League, while “Ararat-Armenia” will host “Vani” of Charentsavan at home. Let us remind you that “Ararat-Armenia” is in the main domestic championship standings with 34 points, “Noah” is in fifth place with 26 points.
In the 85th minute of the match, “Noah” launched an obvious attack, which was stopped by the opponent, after which the home team could not score from a corner kick, which was defended by Bruno Ghintu, but the goal of “Ararat-Armenia” continued to be under siege. There were attacks in the extra time, but the score remained unchanged (1:1).
"Noah" won the post-match penalty shootout (5:3) to win the Armenian Super Cup.