SPORTSWORLD.AM
As part of the 18th round of the Fastex Premier League, Ararat-Armenia hosted Van Charentsavan at home. In the last ten matches between the teams, the Black and Whites have won seven times, there were two draws, and the Charentsavan club won one match, which took place in March 2024.
At the start of the match, the Yerevan club started actively, forcing the opponent to stay in their own half with a full squad. According to sportsworld.am, the Armenian national team player Artur Serobyan was active in the “Black and Whites”. Before the international break, these teams will play one more match in Charentsavan. “Ararat-Armenia” with its activity was able to quickly open the score in the 15th minute of the match thanks to Zidane Banjaki’s goal, which was the first in the Fastex Premier League and the second in consecutive matches by the 27-year-old Guinean football player. He also opened the score in the Super Cup match with “Noah” (1:0).
After the missed goal, the Charentsavan club again stood out with passive football and in the 27th minute of the match gave Ararat-Armenia a chance to take a penalty kick (11m), which Aliyev Ndour took without fail, doubling his team's advantage (2:0). The Senegalese also opened his goal tally in the Armenian domestic championship. In today's match, Manuel Tulipan included four Armenian footballers in the starting lineup of the Yerevan club. Let's add that the head coach of the Armenian national team, Yeghishe Melikyan, was also present at the match. Led by the Armenian specialist, our team will hold two friendly matches on March 26 and 29, measuring its strength against the UAE in an away match, and will host the Belarusian national team at home.
The second half, “Ararat-Armenia” started the game as actively as the first. According to AFSCORE statistics , Ararat-Armenia has a 60/40% possession ratio. The home team once again turned this advantage into a goal, with the 23-year-old midfielder of the Armenian national team, Artur Serobyan, tripled his team’s advantage (3:0), which was Serobyan’s fourth goal in the current Fastex Premier League season, and it should be added that he had scored the most goals against the Charentsavan club in his career.
Thus, "Ararat-Armenia" wins over "Van" of Charentsavan, returning the championship lead with 37 points, "Van" is in sixth place in the standings with 21 points. According to sportsworld.am, the best player of the match is recognized as the midfielder of the Armenian national team and "Ararat-Armenia" Artur Serobyan. It should be noted that yesterday, "Urartun" Yerevan measured its strength at home with "CSKA" within the framework of the 18th round, achieving a 4:1 advantage. Today, the last match of the current round will also take place, where "Shirak" will host "Noa" Yerevan at home.