FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Armenia vs Montenegro, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Armenia
  • 50': Artak Grigoryan
  • 74': Varazdat Haroyan
  • 90'+3': Gevorg Ghazaryan
FT
3 - 2
Montenegro
  • 36': Damir Kojasevic
  • 38': Stevan Jovetic

Armenia rally from two down to stun Montenegro

Gevorg Ghazharyan struck deep into injury time as Armenia fought back from two goals down to grab a dramatic 3-2 win over Montenegro.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Offside, Armenia. Varazdat Haroyan tries a through ball, but Ruslan Koryan is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
  • 3': Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Artak G. Grigoryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro).
  • 6': Foul by Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenia).
  • 6': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nikola Vukcevic.
  • 6': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Arsen Beglaryan.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Marko Basa (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Damir Kojasevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Hand ball by Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia).
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Stojkovic.
  • 10': Filip Stojkovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia).
  • 12': Foul by Ruslan Koryan (Armenia).
  • 12': Marko Basa (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Adam Marusic (Montenegro).
  • 13': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro).
  • 16': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic with a cross.
  • 18': Foul by Marko Basa (Montenegro).
  • 18': Ruslan Koryan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 19': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 20': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia).
  • 20': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro).
  • 22': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vukcevic.
  • 23': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Damir Kojasevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Dangerous play by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
  • 26': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia).
  • 28': Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 31': Foul by Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia).
  • 31': Marko Basa (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Gor Malakyan (Armenia).
  • 32': Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia).
  • 34': Stefan Savic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
  • 36': Goal! Armenia 0, Montenegro 1. Damir Kojasevic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fatos Beqiraj.
  • 37': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
  • 38': Goal! Armenia 0, Montenegro 2. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Damir Kojasevic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
  • 40': Offside, Montenegro. Damir Kojasevic tries a through ball, but Fatos Beqiraj is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fatos Beqiraj with a headed pass.
  • 42': Foul by Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro).
  • 42': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
  • 43': Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Levon Hayrapetyan.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Pizzelli.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Armenia 0, Montenegro 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Armenia 3, Montenegro 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Armenia 0, Montenegro 2.
  • 48': Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Artak G. Grigoryan (Armenia).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Artak G. Grigoryan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruslan Koryan.
  • 50': Goal! Armenia 1, Montenegro 2. Artak G. Grigoryan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 51': Foul by Artak G. Grigoryan (Armenia).
  • 51': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Damir Kojasevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia).
  • 53': Foul by Taron Voskanyan (Armenia).
  • 53': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Adam Marusic (Montenegro).
  • 55': Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Filip Stojkovic.
  • 59': Substitution, Armenia. Artur Sarkisov replaces Ruslan Koryan.
  • 60': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 60': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Montenegro. Elsad Zverotic replaces Nikola Vukcevic.
  • 64': Foul by Filip Stojkovic (Montenegro).
  • 64': Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 65': Offside, Armenia. Gevorg Ghazaryan tries a through ball, but Artur Sarkisov is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Pizzelli.
  • 70': Foul by Filip Stojkovic (Montenegro).
  • 70': Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 71': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Mladen Bozovic.
  • 71': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Aleksandar Scekic.
  • 72': Foul by Damir Kojasevic (Montenegro).
  • 72': Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
  • 74': Goal! Armenia 2, Montenegro 2. Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Montenegro. Vladimir Jovovic replaces Damir Kojasevic.
  • 75': Offside, Armenia. Varazdat Haroyan tries a through ball, but Artur Sarkisov is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Elsad Zverotic (Montenegro) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) header from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic.
  • 81': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 81': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Armenia. Kamo Hovhannisyan replaces Marcos Pizzelli.
  • 82': Arsen Beglaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Stefan Savic (Montenegro).
  • 83': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Marko Basa (Montenegro) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elsad Zverotic with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Vesovic.
  • 86': Substitution, Montenegro. Stefan Mugosa replaces Marko Vesovic.
  • 87': Foul by Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia).
  • 87': Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Artur Sarkisov (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Stefan Savic (Montenegro).
  • 89': Foul by Elsad Zverotic (Montenegro).
  • 89': Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Elsad Zverotic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
  • 90'+1': Artur Sarkisov (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Marko Basa (Montenegro).
  • 90'+1': Marko Basa (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Armenia 3, Montenegro 2. Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Varazdat Haroyan.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Armenia 3, Montenegro 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 8
39 Possession 61
19 SHOTS 13
10 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
286 Accurate Passes 485
380 Passes 595
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
11 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.1
69 Long Balls 72
33 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
27 Effective Clearances 16
27 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Attendance: 3,500

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bulgaria 0 0 0
2 Georgia 0 0 0
3 Spain 0 0 0
4 Turkey 0 0 0
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Line-Ups

ARM Armenia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Arsen Beglaryan (GK)
15 Hrayr Mkoyan
3 Varazdat Haroyan
20 Levon Hayrapetyan
4 Taron Voskanyan
8 Marcos Pineiro Pizzelli
5 Gor Malakyan Yellow Card
14 Artak Grigoryan
9 Ruslan Koryan
18 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
10 Gevorg Ghazaryan
Armenia Substitutes:
Edgar Malakyan, Grigor Meliksetyan, Serob Grigoryan, Anatoly Ayvazov, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Artur Sarkisov, Gegam Kadimyan, Vardan Pogosyan, Artak Edigaryan, David Hakobyan, Artur Kartashyan, Karen Muradyan.

MNE Montenegro (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mladen Bozovic (GK)
5 Marko Basa Yellow Card
15 Stefan Savic
22 Filip Stojkovic
23 Adam Marusic
10 Stevan Jovetic
4 Nikola Vukcevic Yellow Card
19 Aleksandar Scekic
11 Fatos Beciraj
16 Damir Kojasevic
7 Marko Vesovic
Montenegro Substitutes:
Stefan Mugosa, Luka Djordjevic, Aleksandar Sofranac, Filip Raicevic, Milan Mijatovic, Vladimir Boljevic, Nemanja Mijuskovic, Risto Radunovic, Danijel Petković, Vladmir Jovovic, Marko Bakic, Elsad Zverotic.

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