Armenia vs Rep. Ireland

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage 9 Sep 2025, 16:00
Armenia
Armenia
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Rep. Ireland
Rep. Ireland
🏟 Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht (Yerevan) 👤 Goga Kikacheishvili Round 6

Match report

Armenia edged past Rep. Ireland 2-1 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage on 9 September 2025.

Armenia had 15 shots to Rep. Ireland's 8.

The match was played at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht (Yerevan), with Goga Kikacheishvili in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 15 - 8 On target 8 - 5 Corners 1 - 2 Fouls 9 - 13 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Eduard Spertsyan
Armenia · 1 goal
8 Tigran Barseghyan captained the side
8 Lucas Zelarayán captained the side
8 Caoimhin Kelleher 6 saves
7 Grant-Leon Ranos 1 goal
First half vs second half
Armenia stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 9–4
Shots On Goal 2–3 6–2
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 0–2 1–0
Attacks 33–47 37–66
Match statistics
1 Corners 2
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 5
70 Attacks 113
25 Dangerous Attacks 32
8 On Target 5
7 Off Target 3
15 Shots Total 8
8 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 2
2 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 13
1 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 6
427 Passes Total 392
352 Passes Accurate 303
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Armenia · 3-4-2-1
1 O. Čančarević
4 G. Harutyunyan 2 S. Muradyan 3 E. Piloyan
13 K. Hovhannisyan 6 U. Iwu 8 E. Spertsyan 21 N. Tiknizyan
11 T. Barseghyan 10 L. Zelarayán
17 G. Ranos
Rep. Ireland · 3-4-2-1
1 C. Kelleher
5 J. O'Brien 22 N. Collins 4 D. O'Shea
20 C. Ogbene 6 J. Cullen 8 J. Knight 3 R. Manning
14 J. Taylor 11 F. Azaz
9 E. Ferguson
Armenia
Coach
Eghishe Melikyan
Substitutes
  • 23 Vahan Bichakhchyan
  • 9 Artur Serobyan
  • 22 Zhirayr Shaghoyan
  • 12 Arsen Beglaryan
  • 16 Henri Avagyan
  • 5 Erik Simonyan
  • 19 Edgar Grigoryan
  • 7 Edgar Sevikyan
  • 15 Karen Nalbandyan
  • 14 Gor Manvelyan
  • 18 Hovhannes Harutyunyan
  • 20 Artak Dashyan
Rep. Ireland
Coach
Heimir Hallgrímsson
Substitutes
  • 17 Kasey McAteer
  • 10 Adam Idah
  • 7 Michael Johnston
  • 13 Killian Phillips
  • 15 Liam Scales
  • 16 Gavin Bazunu
  • 23 Mark Travers
  • 2 Matt Doherty
  • 12 Jimmy Dunne
  • 21 Joshua Honohan
  • 18 Bosun Lawal
  • 19 Johnny Kenny
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ K. McAteer ↓ C. Ogbene Rep. Ireland
  • 46' ↑ A. Idah ↓ J. Taylor Rep. Ireland
  • 67' ↑ V. Bichakhchyan ↓ G. Ranos Armenia
  • 70' ↑ M. Johnston ↓ F. Azaz Rep. Ireland
  • 70' ↑ K. Phillips ↓ J. Cullen Rep. Ireland
  • 79' ↑ Z. Shaghoyan ↓ T. Barseghyan Armenia
  • 79' ↑ A. Serobyan ↓ L. Zelarayán Armenia
  • 81' ↑ L. Scales ↓ R. Manning Rep. Ireland
Cards
  • 80' J. Knight Rep. Ireland
  • 90+9' K. Hovhannisyan Armenia
Head-to-head
Armenia 2 0 draws 0 Rep. Ireland
2025-09-09 Armenia vs Rep. Ireland 2 - 1
2022-06-04 Armenia vs Republic of Ireland 1 - 0
Recent form
Armenia D D L W L
Rep. Ireland D L L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Armenia vs Rep. Ireland?
Armenia won 2-1 against Rep. Ireland on 9 September 2025.
Who won Armenia vs Rep. Ireland?
Armenia won the match 2-1.
Where was Armenia vs Rep. Ireland played?
The match was played at Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht (Yerevan).
Who had more possession in Armenia vs Rep. Ireland?
Armenia had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.