In the 25th day of the Fastex Premier League, Pyunik hosted Alashkert at home. After a long time our team returned to the Abovyan Stadium after Vahagn Tumasyan as a home team.

The first shot was made by the players of Alashkert when Annan Mensah's header from the penalty spot went wrong. Then Pyunik responded with shots by Matas Vareika and Alemao which were fruitless.

In the 23rd minute, Pyunik managed to open the score. Matas Vareika broke into the penalty area from the right wing, bypassed the opponent's defender Yuri Martirosyan and sent the ball into Valerio Vimercati’s goal - 1:0.

However, the score soon changed. In the 28th minute, Petros Avetisyan passed the ball from the center of the pitch to Sargis Metoyan, who got rid of Anton Bratkov's control and made the score 1:1 with a strong shot.

After the goal, the Alashkert players became bolder and created several dangerous moments, but Stanislav Buchnev acted confidently.

At the start of the second half, our team could have taken the lead when Alemao sent a free kick to the opponent's goal, but it was pushed back by Valerio Vimercati.

The Pomegranates created another opportunity in the 68th minute of the game.  Sani Buhari, being in the guests’ half, tried to hit the right corner of the goal, but again Valerio Vimercati send it back. Mikhail Kovalenko caught it but failed to strike accurately as a rival’s defender pushed it back.

Pyunik will hold the next match in the framework of the Armenian Super Cup. Our team will compete with Ararat-Armenia at the Republican Stadium on April 9.