In the 8th round of the Fastex Premier League, Pyunik was received by Gadzasar at the Junior Sport Stadium.

After the win over BKMA in the previous round, our team was full of determination to develop its success and increase its points.

Compared to the previous match against the army team, our team's head coach Artak Oseyan made only one change in the starting lineup of Pyunik; Sergiy Vakulenko took the place in the center of defense instead of Portuguese defender Filipe Almeida.

The first dangerous moment was created by the hosts in the 11th minute, when Luke Merrill unexpectedly broke into the Pyunik penalty area but after his shot, Henry Avagyan was able to neutralize the threat.

Our players created the first dangerous moment in the 44th minute; Alemao quickly sent the ball to the opponent's penalty area, but Gevorg Tarakhchyan reached it a moment too late.

After the break, the game became more interesting. In the 50th minute, Mikhail Kovalenko's shot was dangerous, but Gandzasar’s goalkeeper Nikita Lobusov played well.

In the 63rd minute, our team received the right to a free kick, and Daniil Kulikov skillfully sent the ball into the Gandzasar goal over the heads of the players forming a wall, 0-1. The Russian midfielder stood out for the second game in a row.

After the missed goal, the home team started playing harder, and the final part of the game passed in a tense fight. In one of the episodes, after Petros Avetisyan's shot, Henry Avagyan played excellently.

In the 5th minute of added time, Pyunik had a good chance to double the score, but after Mikhail Kovalenko's shot, Lobusov saved his team.

Pyunik won 1-0 and continues chasing the leaders of the standings.

Our team will play their next match on October 4, hosting Van Charentsavan.