Aris against Ararat – Qualification in Albania after a legendary match for the Armenians!

His opponent in his 2nd qualifier Conference League learned after a sensational match o Mars!

THE Ararat after an epic match he managed to qualify against her Egnatia inside Albania, through the penalty shootout! In order to achieve this, the team from Armenia “erased” three times the lead of the home team, who even in the 108th minute were leading 3-2 in the score and seemed to be “hugging” with qualification. However, a goal by Jene in the 110th minute and another one by Bueno in the 113th minute turned the tide, making it 4-3 for the visitors.

?? KS Egnatia 3-3 FC Ararat-Armenia | Goal: Tenton Yennepic.twitter.com/dp30MKmkh3

— FootColic ?? (@FootColic) July 20, 2023

?? KS Egnatia 3-4 FC Ararat-Armenia | Goal: Jose Junior Buenopic.twitter.com/dCyrFn7ldT

— FootColic ?? (@FootColic) July 20, 2023

And while the Ararat seemed to have qualified, in the last phase of overtime o Duamena found himself in an advantageous position and equalized for the home team, sending the improbable match to penalties!

GOAL! Egnatia 4-4 Ararat
Raphael Dwamena goal
Gytis Paulauskas assist
Forward (Egnatia)
Age: 23@FootballReprt pic.twitter.com/SUv80EgDYg

— Sohaib Just That (@Sohaib_That) July 20, 2023

There, her players Ararat they were calmer despite the shock they suffered at the end of extra time, they were successful in all their efforts and finally reached the next stage and the Mars!

The first game will take place on July 27 away from home, while the second on August 3 in Kleanthis Vikelidis. In case of qualification, 3rd qualifying round kicks off on August 10 and the second game takes place a week later. The playoffs are scheduled for August 24 and 31.

Ararat

What did he do this season?

Finished 3rd in the Armenian league in the 2022–23 season, picking up seven points behind leaders Urartu and four behind 2nd placed Punic Yerevan, with 23 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses. Somehow, it failed to reach the title, which would have been the 3rd in its history, having won two championships (2018-19, 2019-20), while reaching the Cup final once (2019-20). He also played last summer in the Europa Conference League qualifiers, making a brief appearance as he participated in the 2nd qualifying round and was eliminated on penalties by Paed of Estonia.

The coach

Ararat now has a new coach at its helm, as Vardan Minasian took over in mid-June, who is the 10th coach in its history. He replaced Vardan Bikakhkian, who was at the helm for a year, leading them to 3rd place in the league. The 49-year-old technician has been working professionally as a head coach since 2008. His biggest accolade is that he has been on the bench of the Armenian national team twice (2009-13, 2018) and once as an assistant (2006-09).

Star

It is difficult to distinguish any football player from its roster, since to a large extent it has players who have basically only played in Armenia, while they are of low market value. The most expensive, according to Transfermarkt, are two and cost 350 thousand euros. Colombian stopper Perez and midfielder Lima, who has roots in the Netherlands and Cape Verde. Gevorg Ghazarian is also on its roster. This is the former midfielder of Olympiakos (2014-15), Corfu (2015) and Corfu (2021). He made only 7 appearances with the “red and whites” and 8 with the islanders, scoring 1 goal, while he also made 7 with the Fthiots.