Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lernayin Artsakh 4th with 58 points, Alashkert II 9th with 37, 21 apart. Alashkert II's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Alashkert II 1.64 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, Lernayin Artsakh 2.21 and 0.96, with the league averaging 1.72.
Lernayin Artsakh entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Alashkert II had banked 6 of the last 15 points on offer; Lernayin Artsakh, 15.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Alashkert II, 2 draws and 2 for Lernayin Artsakh, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup.
The venue was Urartu Stadium (Yerevan) in Yerevan, with room for 6,800 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.