UEFA Nations League

Armenia vs Latvia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Armenia
  • 6': Vahan Bichakhchyan
  • 35': Kaspars Dubra (OG)
  • 48': Lucas Zelarayán
  • 86': Eduard Spertsyan
FT
4 - 1
Latvia
  • 9': Georgii Harutyunyan (OG)

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Janis Ikaunieks.
  • 4': Hand ball by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 6': Goal! Armenia 1, Latvia 0. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by André Calisir.
  • 9': Own Goal by Georgi Harutyunyan, Armenia. Armenia 1, Latvia 1.
  • 10': Foul by Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia).
  • 10': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan.
  • 11': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
  • 12': Attempt missed. André Calisir (Armenia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu with a through ball.
  • 17': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Kaspars Dubra.
  • 18': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 18': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
  • 22': Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Lukass Vapne (Latvia).
  • 22': Lukass Vapne (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan.
  • 28': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
  • 29': Foul by Kristers Tobers (Latvia).
  • 29': Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
  • 30': Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia).
  • 30': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 35': Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Own Goal by Kaspars Dubra, Latvia. Armenia 2, Latvia 1.
  • 37': Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia).
  • 38': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 40': Offside, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Artur Serobyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
  • 45': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Kaspars Dubra.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia).
  • 45'+1': Lukass Vapne (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Armenia 2, Latvia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Armenia 2, Latvia 1.
  • 48': Goal! Armenia 3, Latvia 1. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 51': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Georgi Harutyunyan (Armenia).
  • 52': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from more than 35 yards. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan.
  • 53': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
  • 53': Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Hand ball by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
  • 56': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Aleksejs Saveljevs.
  • 58': Foul by Kristers Tobers (Latvia).
  • 58': Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia).
  • 62': Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia).
  • 62': Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Latvia. Dmitrijs Zelenkovs replaces Lukass Vapne.
  • 63': Substitution, Latvia. Daniels Balodis replaces Kaspars Dubra.
  • 63': Substitution, Latvia. Vladislavs Gutkovskis replaces Eduards Daskevics.
  • 64': Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Savalnieks replaces Alvis Jaunzems.
  • 64': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Raivis Jurkovskis.
  • 65': Attempt missed. André Calisir (Armenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vahan Bichakhchyan with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Armenia. Edgar Sevikyan replaces Vahan Bichakhchyan.
  • 66': Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Artur Serobyan.
  • 67': Foul by André Calisir (Armenia).
  • 67': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': André Calisir (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
  • 69': Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
  • 74': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 74': Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury André Calisir (Armenia).
  • 76': Substitution, Armenia. Sergey Muradyan replaces André Calisir because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Janis Ikaunieks.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia).
  • 82': Substitution, Latvia. Renars Varslavans replaces Janis Ikaunieks because of an injury.
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
  • 82': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 83': Zhirayr Shaghoyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Substitution, Armenia. Grant-Leon Ranos replaces Lucas Zelarayán.
  • 86': Goal! Armenia 4, Latvia 1. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grant-Leon Ranos with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Kamo Hovhannisyan following a fast break.
  • 90': Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Kristers Tobers.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Hand ball by Edgar Sevikyan (Armenia).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Armenia 4, Latvia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Armenia 4, Latvia 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
40.6 Possession 59.4
3 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
303 Accurate Passes 487
375 Passes 554
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.4
53 Long Balls 52
27 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 7
15 Effective Tackles 4
22 Tackles 9
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 12
19 Effective Clearances 6
19 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Attendance: 12,437

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 North Macedonia 2 +2 4
2 Armenia 2 +1 3
3 Latvia 2 -2 3
4 Faroe Islands 2 -1 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ARM Armenia (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Ognjen Cancarevic (GK)
3 Varazdat Haroyan
4 Georgii Harutyunyan
2 André Calisir
6 Uguchukwu Iwu
8 Eduard Spertsyan
21 Nayair Tiknizyan
13 Kamo Hovhannisyan
10 Lucas Zelarayán
9 A. Serobyan
23 Vahan Bichakhchyan
Armenia Substitutes:
Henri Avagyan, Edgar Sevikyan, Grant-Leon Ranos, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Sergey Muradyan, Gor Manvelyan, Erik Simonyan, David Davidyan, Aram Khamoyan, Zhirayr Shaghoyan, Arsen Beglaryan, Edgar Grigoryan.

LVA Latvia (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
23 Rihards Matrevics (GK)
4 Kaspars Dubra
6 Kristers Tobers
13 Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
17 Lukass Vapne Yellow Card
22 Aleksejs Saveljevs
10 Janis Ikaunieks Yellow Card
14 Andrej Ciganiks
16 Alvis Jaunzems
7 Eduards Daskevics
20 Roberts Uldrikis
Latvia Substitutes:
Roberts Savalnieks, Deniss Melniks, Vjaceslavs Isajevs, Marko Regza, Emils Birka, Daniels Balodis, Dmitrijs Zelenkovs, Vladislavs Gutkovskis, Renars Varslavans, Maksims Tonisevs, Frenks Orols, Roberts Ozols.

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