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In the ninth round of the Fastex Premier League, Robert Arzumanyan's Urartu hosted the Armenian champion/cupholder Noah. Let's add that Gor Manvelyan and his teammates defeated the Croatian Reika 1:0 a few days ago in the UEFA Conference League League stage.
At the start of the match, Urartu showed activity. During the first ten minutes, Zhirayr Margaryan and his friends made ten attacks on the Noah goal, while Noah made 9. Noah's head coach Sandro Perkovic noted during several of his press conferences that the Fastex Premier League is a serious championship and it is necessary to approach each match seriously, constantly changing the starting lineup. The Croatian specialist's changes in the starting lineup are visible, but Sergey Muradyan has always entered the field at the start of the match in recent games. Let us remind you that the 19-year-old football player was invited to the October training camp of the Armenian national team. Let us add that Armenian football players will compete with the national teams of Hungary and Ireland on October 11 and 14, respectively, as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round. The overall match was not tense, but five minutes before the end of the first half, Jan Etek was allowed to play a foul in his own penalty area in a fight with Bruno Michel, as a result of which Urartu earned a penalty kick. After Bruno's shot, the ball ended up in the hands of Ognjen Chancharevich.
In the second half, both teams started playing football with equal strength. David Sualehe moved a little forward, as a result of which Jan Eteki began to fulfill the duties of a central defender. Buhaka moved to the right wing, trying to meet the opponents there. He also participated in organizing attacks by making passes into the penalty area. The long-term pressure of “Noah” paid off in the 60th minute of the match - Gustavo Sangare scored for “Urartu”, but before that a foul had been registered, which did not go beyond the rights of the video replay system and was canceled by the main referee. The end of the second half was a little tense with two goals not counted and one penalty kick not taken.
Today, the “Arararat-Armenia” match against “Gandzasar” also took place, which ended with the “Black and Whites” winning 1:0.