Match Report
17 points for Pyunik (2nd), 16 for Ararat-Armenia (3rd): a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Pyunik 2.14 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Ararat-Armenia 2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.45.
17 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Pyunik 4, draws 5, Ararat-Armenia 8, at 2.47 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. The recent editions have closed up — 1.6 goals per game over the last five against 2.47 all-time.
V. Manukyan took charge of the match — our records show 30 games refereed with an average of 1.0 yellow cards per game. Yerevan Football Academy, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Pyunik led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Pyunik: Daniil Kulikov (16'), Gevorg Tarakhchyan (33') · Ararat-Armenia: Sandro Lima (68')
Key stats
Possession: Pyunik 40% · Ararat-Armenia 60% · Total shots: 6-20 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 2-8