Pyunik had an impressive 3:1 victory in the match against Ararat-Armenia, which was postponed from the 2nd round of the Fastex Armenian Premier League.

In the first half, the home team had a slight advantage and managed to earn a penalty kick in one of the episodes; Tenton Yenne who approached the ball didn’t miss it.

In the second half, Pyunik turned on the engine, and the changes made by Yeghishe Melikyan seriously affected the course of the match.
Substitute Yussuf Otubanjo earned a penalty kick and scored it himself. 15 minutes before the end of the regular time, Ararat-Armenia’s Amos Nondi was sent off, receiving the second yellow, card after interrupting Sani Buhar's promising pass.

Pyunik turned that standard shot into a goal. After Sergey Vakulenko's pass, Agdon Menezes accelerated the ball with a header and did not give any chance to the rival's goalkeeper.

The last effective action of the game was undertaken by one of the heroes of the game, Sani Buhari. After making an impressive pass, the defense of Ararat-Armenia was unable to stop the Nigerian, and the latter formulated the final result, 3:1.

Yeghishe Melikyan's team will play the 10th round match against Van in Charentsavan, 65 hours after this match, on October 6.