UEFA Nations League

Armenia vs Republic of Ireland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Armenia
  • 74': Eduard Spertsyan
FT
1 - 0
Republic of Ireland

    About

    Armenia are hosting Republic of Ireland at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan.
    • 6': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Caoimhin Kelleher.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 7': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
    • 8': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
    • 8': Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
    • 8': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Artak Grigoryan.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
    • 14': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
    • 14': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
    • 14': Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene.
    • 16': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a headed pass.
    • 20': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Vahan Bichakhchyan.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross following a corner.
    • 23': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
    • 23': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
    • 28': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
    • 31': Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
    • 39': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
    • 39': Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artak Grigoryan.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 45': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Arman Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Armenia 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Armenia 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan with a cross.
    • 50': Offside, Armenia. Tigran Barseghyan tries a through ball, but Hovhannes Hambardzumyan is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 56': Substitution, Armenia. Sargis Adamyan replaces Vahan Bichakhchyan.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
    • 59': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
    • 59': Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Substitution, Armenia. Styopa Mkrtchyan replaces Arman Hovhannisyan because of an injury.
    • 61': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Cullen with a cross.
    • 62': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Enda Stevens tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
    • 65': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Michael Obafemi replaces Troy Parrott.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
    • 72': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Hrayr Mkoyan.
    • 72': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
    • 72': Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Enda Stevens.
    • 73': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 73': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
    • 73': Hovhannes Hambardzumyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Goal! Armenia 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 77': Foul by John Egan (Republic of Ireland).
    • 77': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hovhannes Hambardzumyan.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 79': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 79': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Josh Cullen.
    • 81': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Will Keane replaces Séamus Coleman.
    • 82': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
    • 82': Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
    • 83': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Hand ball by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
    • 85': Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia).
    • 86': Styopa Mkrtchyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt missed. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Substitution, Armenia. Artak Dashyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Armenia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Armenia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 2
    67.9 Possession 32.1
    13 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    504 Accurate Passes 189
    575 Passes 279
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    10 Accurate Crosses 1
    34 Crosses 5
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 64
    39 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.2
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 12
    8 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 7
    9 Effective Clearances 29
    9 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
    Location: Yerevan, Armenia
    Attendance: 10,600

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ARM Armenia (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 David Yurchenko (GK)
    3 Varazdat Haroyan
    2 Arman Hovhannisyan
    15 Hrayr Mkoyan
    13 Kamo Hovhannisyan
    19 Hovhannes Hambardzumyan
    5 Artak Grigoryan
    8 Eduard Spertsyan
    7 Khoren Bayramyan
    23 Vahan Bichakhchyan
    11 Tigran Barseghyan
    Armenia Substitutes:
    Wbeymar Angulo, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Arsen Beglaryan, Taron Voskanyan, Solomon Udo, Jordy Monroy, Edgar Babayan, Artur Serobyan, Henri Avagyan, Sargis Adamyan, Artak Dashyan, Styopa Mkrtchyan.

    IRL Republic of Ireland (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    4 Shane Duffy Yellow Card
    5 John Egan
    12 Nathan Collins
    6 Josh Cullen
    13 Jeff Hendrick Yellow Card
    3 Enda Stevens
    2 Seamus Coleman
    7 Callum Robinson
    10 Troy Parrott
    20 Chiedozie Ogbene
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Will Keane, Mark Travers, Jason Knight, Jayson Molumby, Dara O'Shea, Chris Hamilton, Alan Browne, James McClean, Conor Hourihane, Gavin Bazunu, Michael Obafemi, Cyrus Christie.

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