Armenia 2-1 Ireland: Stats, xG & Lineups – Sep 9, 2025

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90'

Full-time. Armenia 2-1 Ireland.

90+9'

K. Hovhannisyan

Yellow card for K. Hovhannisyan (Armenia).

90'

6 minutes of added time.

90'

A. Serobyan

VAR check complete: the goal for Armenia stands.

86'

E. Spertsyan

Attempt saved. E. Spertsyan (Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

81'

V. Bichakhchyan

Attempt saved. V. Bichakhchyan (Armenia), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.

81'

R. Manning

Substitution, Ireland: L. Scales comes on for R. Manning.

80'

J. Knight

Yellow card for J. Knight (Ireland).

79'

T. Barseghyan

Substitution, Armenia: Z. Shaghoyan comes on for T. Barseghyan.

79'

L. Zelarayán

Substitution, Armenia: A. Serobyan comes on for L. Zelarayán.

77'

A. Idah

Attempt blocked. A. Idah (Ireland), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.

75'

R. Manning

Attempt saved. R. Manning (Ireland), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.

72'

N. Tiknizyan

Attempt saved. N. Tiknizyan (Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.

72'

V. Bichakhchyan

Attempt blocked. V. Bichakhchyan (Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.

70'

F. Azaz

Substitution, Ireland: M. Johnston comes on for F. Azaz.

70'

J. Cullen

Substitution, Ireland: K. Phillips comes on for J. Cullen.

69'

T. Barseghyan

Attempt missed. T. Barseghyan (Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

68'

V. Bichakhchyan

Attempt saved. V. Bichakhchyan (Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

67'

G. Ranos

Substitution, Armenia: V. Bichakhchyan comes on for G. Ranos.

64'

T. Barseghyan

Attempt saved. T. Barseghyan (Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

62'

K. McAteer

Attempt missed. K. McAteer (Ireland), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

57'

E. Ferguson

Goal! Armenia 2-1 Ireland. E. Ferguson (Ireland) scores, assisted by A. Idah.

53'

L. Zelarayán

Attempt missed. L. Zelarayán (Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

51'

G. Ranos

Goal! Armenia 2-0 Ireland. G. Ranos (Armenia) scores, assisted by N. Tiknizyan.

46'

C. Ogbene

Substitution, Ireland: K. McAteer comes on for C. Ogbene.

46'

J. Taylor

Substitution, Ireland: A. Idah comes on for J. Taylor.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Armenia 1-0 Ireland.

45+1'

E. Spertsyan

Goal! Armenia 1-0 Ireland. E. Spertsyan (Armenia) converts the penalty.

45'

2 minutes of added time.

39'

T. Barseghyan

Attempt missed. T. Barseghyan (Armenia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

35'

G. Ranos

Attempt blocked. G. Ranos (Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.

35'

G. Ranos

Off the woodwork! G. Ranos (Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.

32'

N. Collins

Attempt missed. N. Collins (Ireland), header from a throw-in. xG 0.11.

30'

J. Taylor

Attempt saved. J. Taylor (Ireland), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.19.

22'

L. Zelarayán

Attempt missed. L. Zelarayán (Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

18'

L. Zelarayán

Attempt saved. L. Zelarayán (Armenia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

4'

E. Ferguson

Attempt saved. E. Ferguson (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

1'

F. Azaz

Attempt saved. F. Azaz (Ireland), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.

1'

Kick-off: Armenia vs Ireland.

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Match events

Half-time · 1–0

45'⁺¹ ⚽ E. Spertsyan (pen)1–0

46' 🔁 A. Idah ◂ J. Taylor

46' 🔁 K. McAteer ◂ C. Ogbene

51' ⚽ G. Ranos · assist N. Tiknizyan2–0

57' ⚽ E. Ferguson · assist A. Idah2–1

67' 🔁 V. Bichakhchyan ◂ G. Ranos

70' 🔁 K. Phillips ◂ J. Cullen

70' 🔁 M. Johnston ◂ F. Azaz

79' 🔁 A. Serobyan ◂ L. Zelarayán

79' 🔁 Z. Shaghoyan ◂ T. Barseghyan

80' J. Knight

81' 🔁 L. Scales ◂ R. Manning

Full-time · 2–1

90' VAR Goal not given after review · A. Serobyan

90'⁺⁹ K. Hovhannisyan

Coaches

Yeghishe Melikyan

Heimir Hallgrímsson

Recent form

Armenia

LHPortugal0-5

DAMontenegro2-2

LAKosovo2-5

LAGeorgia1-6

LHGeorgia0-3

Ireland

DHHungary2-2

DALuxembourg0-0

DHSenegal1-1

WHBulgaria2-1

WABulgaria2-1

Match facts

Stadium

Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium

City

Yerevan

Referee

Goga Kikacheishvili

4.08 yellows/match · 13 matches

Kickoff

09 Sep, 16:00 UTC

Competition

World Cup Qualification UEFA

Armenia 3-4-2-1 · 3-4-2-1 Ireland

1 O. Čančarević 6.7 4 G. Harutyunyan 6.8 2 S. Muradyan 6.7 3 E. Piloyan 7.3 13 K. Hovhannisyan 6.9 6 U. Iwu 7.1 8 E. Spertsyan 8.4 21 N. Tiknizyan 7.2 9 A. Serobyan 6.6 ↑ 79' 22 Z. Shaghoyan 6.8 ↑ 79' 23 V. Bichakhchyan 7.0 ↑ 67' 1 C. Kelleher 7.8 5 J. O'Brien 6.4 22 N. Collins 6.6 4 D. O'Shea 6.5 17 K. McAteer 6.7 ↑ 46' 7 M. Johnston 6.5 ↑ 70' 8 J. Knight 6.5 15 L. Scales 6.8 ↑ 81' 10 A. Idah 7.0 ↑ 46' 13 K. Phillips 6.3 ↑ 70' 9 E. Ferguson 7.3

Substitutes

12GA. Beglaryan 16GH. Avagyan 5DE. Simonyan 19DE. Grigoryan 20DA. Dashyan 11MT. Barseghyan↓ 79'7.6 10ML. Zelarayán↓ 79'7.6 7ME. Sevikyan 15MK. Nalbandyan 14MG. Manvelyan 18MH. Harutyunyan 17FG. Ranos↓ 67'7.0

Coach: Yeghishe Melikyan

Substitutes

16GG. Bazunu 23GM. Travers 2DM. Doherty 12DJ. Dunne 18DB. Lawal 14MJ. Taylor↓ 46'6.8 6MJ. Cullen↓ 70'6.8 11MF. Azaz↓ 70'6.6 3MR. Manning↓ 81'6.6 21MJ. Honohan 20FC. Ogbene↓ 46'6.5 19FJ. Kenny

Coach: Heimir Hallgrímsson

Top stats

52%Possession48%

2.24Expected goals (xG)0.86

15Total shots8

8Shots on target5

4Big chances1

1Corners2

Shots

5Shots off target2

2Blocked shots1

7Shots inside box4

8Shots outside box4

1Hit woodwork0

2Big chances scored1

2Big chances missed0

Attack

20Touches in box18

45Final third entries68

1Offsides1

12Free kicks9

3Fouled in final third1

Passing

427Passes393

352Accurate passes304

32/74 (43%)Long balls24/53 (45%)

1/8 (13%)Crosses2/13 (15%)

18Throw-ins40

Duels

54Duels46

33/58 (57%)Ground duels25/58 (43%)

10/22 (45%)Aerial duels12/22 (55%)

7/11 (64%)Dribbles7/13 (54%)

5Dispossessed7

Defending

13Tackles9

46Tackles won56

9Interceptions5

31Clearances12

53Recoveries41

Discipline

9Fouls13

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

3Saves6

1Big saves2

11Goal kicks7

1Punches0

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Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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