Match Report
Shirak, 7th on 35 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Urartu (3rd, 59). Against a league average of 1.56 goals per team per game, Shirak ran at 1 scored and 1.67 conceded, Urartu at 2.07 and 1.1.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Shirak.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Shirak 2, draws 5, Urartu 3, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings.
Gyumri City Stadium in Gyumri, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Shirak: R. Mkrtchyan (86') · Urartu: Bruno Michel (84')