SPORTSWORLD.AM
In the second round of qualifying for the most prestigious UEFA tournament, the champion of Armenia, Ararat-Armenia, hosted the champion of Ireland, Shamrock Rovers. In the first round of qualifying, the “black and whites” overcame the obstacle of the Latvian “Riga” in the aggregate confrontation, gaining a 4:3 advantage in the aggregate confrontation. In the home match, the team led by Manuel Tulipa opened the score with Hugo Oliveira and Carlos Fransa, in the return match - Zhirayr Shaghoyan and Sandro Lima. The guests will face the Maltese “Floriana” in the first round of qualifying, the first match ended with the defeat of the Irish representative with a score of 0:2, but at home they achieved a 5:1 advantage.
In the first half, the guests dominated the initiative, attacking the goal defended by Joao Bravim, but the score did not open. In the second half, in the 51st minute of the match, Sandro Lima opened the score of the match (1:0). In the 80th minute of the match, the Armenian champion's team stood out, Zidane Banta doubling his team's advantage (2:0).
In the first half, Ararat-Armenia had playing problems, but controlled the game. In the second half, the Yerevan club found its game again with the changes made by Manuel Tulipa and the decisions made. After the goals of Sandro Lima and Zidane Banjaki, the champion of Armenia will approach the return match with a certain advantage. It is noteworthy that Shamrock Rovers was left with ten players in the second half of the first match against Floriana in the first qualifying round. Ararat-Armenia won 2:0, playing eleven against eleven.
sportsworld.am predicts a relatively difficult away match against Shamrock Rovers. The impression was that Riga from Latvia was stronger.