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In the framework of the 10th round of the Fastex Premier League, Kapan's "Gandzasar" hosted Manuel Tulipa's "Ararat-Armenia" at home. This is the first meeting for the teams after the international break, before that, Manuel Tulipa's and Karen Barseghyan's boys met each other, which ended with the advantage of the Yerevan club (0:1), the only and winning goal was scored by Artur Serobyan.
In the first half, the Kapanyan club defended disciplinedly and provided opportunities and many opportunities for Zhirayr Shaghoyan and his teammates. The team led by Manuel Tulipa will try to become more active and play its typical football.
At the start of the second half, Vaspurak Minasyan and his teammates tried to organize an attack on the Ararat-Armenia goal, which is defended by Arman Nersesyan, who has kept the goal entrusted to him unassailable for five halves. Ararat-Armenia organized more attacks against Gandzasar, but the Portuguese coach's team also has problems in the final round. Both teams need a win in this game.
In case of victory, Ararat-Armenia can confidently climb to second place in the standings and chase the leading Alashkert, while Gandzasar can improve its points and advance. In the 72nd minute of the match, Arayik Eloyan tried to be active on the left wing of the attack, but his teammates were unable to quickly respond to his pass. Let's add that Eloyan was invited to the youth national team of Armenia during this international break, in whose composition he received his playing time, and did not fall into the right with effective action. Nine minutes before the end of the regular time of the match, Kamo Hovhannisyan, who played 90 minutes for the national team in matches against the national teams of Hungary and Ireland, opened the score. Thus, Ararat-Armenia wins the second game in a row, narrowly beating Gandzasar and taking second place in the standings with 21 points, while Gandzasar remains in ninth place with six points. Let's add that Ararat-Armenia will face CSKA Moscow in the next round, and Gandzasar will face Pyunik.