SPORTSWORLD.AM
As part of the third round of the UEFA Nations League Group C2, the Armenian national team hosted the Cyprus national team in Nicosia. The Cypriot team had lost one of its two matches to Montenegro and had drawn the match with Latvia.
The Armenian national team started the tournament with a home win against Latvia. The goalscorers for our team were Georgy Harutyunyan and Artur Gharibyan. The home game with Montenegro ended with a 2:3 defeat for our team, but Eduard Spertsyan and his teammates restored the score twice in that game, thanks to goals from Artur Serobyan and team captain Eduard Spertsyan.
At the beginning of the first half, the opponent could have opened the score, but Arsen Beglaryan was in his place. According to sportsworld.am, the Armenian national team did not perform badly in the first half. Yeghishe Melikyan's boys dominated the ball, created scoring opportunities, but as a result of two blunders, they missed the same number of goals in the first half. The Armenian football players fired three consecutive shots, which were countered by the Cypriot team.
In the second half, Kostand Pileas was sent off for a foul on Artyom Bandikyan, leaving the Cyprus team with ten players.
During the second 45 minutes, our team again created its chances but was unable to convert them into goals, using all the paths leading to the opponent's goal.
According to statistics, the Armenian national team had possession of the ball 67% of the time, compared to the opponent's 33%. They took 11 corner kicks, which the opponent responded with one. The Armenian national team made five attempts on the opponent's goal, Cyprus responded with four, two of which hit the goal defended by Arsen Beglaryan.
Let us remind you that in three days the Armenian national team will host the Montenegrin national team, which they lost at home with a score of 2:3.