Armenia vs Scotland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations League
44': Arman HovhannisyanArmstrong at the double as Scotland crush Armenia
Scotland's Stuart Armstrong struck twice as they came from a goal down to power past Armenia 4-1 and pick up their second win in the Nations League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 6': Goal! Armenia 1, Scotland 0. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan following a fast break.
- 8': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
- 9': Attempt saved. Billy Gilmour (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 9': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by David Yurchenko.
- 14': Goal! Armenia 1, Scotland 1. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 16': Foul by Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia).
- 16': Nathan Patterson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Offside, Armenia. Eduard Spertsyan tries a through ball, but Khoren Bayramyan is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt saved. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artak Grigoryan.
- 20': Foul by Che Adams (Scotland).
- 20': Hrayr Mkoyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Che Adams (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
- 22': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
- 22': Grant Hanley (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Hrayr Mkoyan (Armenia).
- 23': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Arman Hovhannisyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khoren Bayramyan.
- 25': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 25': Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
- 25': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
- 30': Offside, Scotland. Callum McGregor tries a through ball, but Greg Taylor is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Jack Hendry (Scotland).
- 31': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Artak Grigoryan.
- 34': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
- 34': Grant Hanley (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Arman Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
- 35': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Tigran Barseghyan.
- 38': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
- 43': Foul by Arman Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
- 43': Nathan Patterson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Arman Hovhannisyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Second yellow card to Arman Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
- 45'+1': Goal! Armenia 1, Scotland 2. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Armenia 1, Scotland 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Armenia 1, Scotland 2.
- 45': Substitution, Armenia. Styopa Mkrtchyan replaces Artak Grigoryan.
- 46': Offside, Scotland. Billy Gilmour tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 47': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Scotland).
- 47': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia).
- 48': Jack Hendry (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Goal! Armenia 1, Scotland 3. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Patterson.
- 53': Goal! Armenia 1, Scotland 4. Che Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong following a fast break.
- 58': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
- 59': Substitution, Armenia. Wbeymar Angulo replaces Eduard Spertsyan.
- 59': Substitution, Armenia. Kamo Hovhannisyan replaces Khoren Bayramyan.
- 59': Substitution, Armenia. Solomon Udo replaces Vahan Bichakhchyan.
- 61': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 62': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
- 62': Greg Taylor (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 63': Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Ferguson replaces Billy Gilmour.
- 64': Substitution, Scotland. David Turnbull replaces John McGinn.
- 64': Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Nathan Patterson.
- 65': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David Turnbull.
- 65': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by David Yurchenko.
- 65': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
- 66': Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
- 69': Offside, Scotland. Jack Hendry tries a through ball, but Greg Taylor is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Solomon Udo.
- 69': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
- 70': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Scotland).
- 70': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Offside, Armenia. Varazdat Haroyan tries a through ball, but Hovhannes Hambardzumyan is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Artak Dashyan (Armenia).
- 74': Greg Taylor (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Substitution, Scotland. Jacob Brown replaces Che Adams.
- 76': Artak Dashyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 80': Foul by Callum McGregor (Scotland).
- 80': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
- 82': Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Greg Taylor (Scotland).
- 84': Solomon Udo (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Armenia. Artur Serobyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
- 84': Artak Dashyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Scotland).
- 85': Attempt missed. Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 86': Substitution, Scotland. Allan Campbell replaces Grant Hanley.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artur Serobyan.
- 87': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Lewis Ferguson.
- 88': Attempt saved. Artur Serobyan (Armenia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 89': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
- 89': Foul by Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia).
- 89': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
- 90'+1': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) is shown the red card.
- 90'+1': Scott McTominay (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Allan Campbell (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 90'+3': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Artak Dashyan.
- 90'+4': Foul by David Turnbull (Scotland).
- 90'+4': Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Armenia 1, Scotland 4.
- 0': Match ends, Armenia 1, Scotland 4.
Statistics
 SCO |
ARM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 70 | Possession | 30 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 637 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
| 693 | Passes | 290 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 9 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 6 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Attendance: 13,500
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Attendance: 13,500
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 6 | +1 | 11 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Georgia | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 4 | Albania | 6 | -2 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Armenia (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Yurchenko (GK) |
| 3 | Varazdat Haroyan  |
| 15 | Hrayr Mkoyan |
| 19 | Hovhannes Hambardzumyan |
| 2 | Arman Hovhannisyan |
| 20 | Artak Dashyan |
| 8 | Eduard Spertsyan |
| 7 | Khoren Bayramyan |
| 5 | Artak Grigoryan |
| 23 | Vahan Bichakhchyan |
| 11 | Tigran Barseghyan |
Scotland (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Gordon (GK) |
| 5 | Grant Hanley |
| 13 | Jack Hendry |
| 4 | Scott McTominay |
| 8 | Callum McGregor |
| 14 | Billy Gilmour |
| 15 | Greg Taylor |
| 2 | Nathan Patterson |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 7 | John McGinn |
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