The Armenian team "Ararat-Armenia" won both matches against the Moldovan "Zimbru" with an aggregate score of 6:1 (3:0, 3:1) and advanced to the third qualifying round of the Conference League.
In the third round, "Ararat-Armenia" will face the Hungarian club "Puskas Academy," which advanced directly to the third round due to the withdrawal of the Ukrainian team "Dnipro-1" from the tournament.
The return match between "Ararat-Armenia" and "Zimbru" took place in Yerevan and ended with the Armenian team's victory with a score of 3:1. Tenton Yenne opened the scoring in the match from a pass by Hovhannes Harutyunyan. In the second half, "Zimbru" scored one goal, but Artur Serobyan and Jonathan Duarte put "Ararat-Armenia" ahead again.
"Ararat-Armenia" had a significant advantage in both matches and won confidently. It can be said with confidence that this team is fully capable of competing against the Hungarian "Puskas Academy" in the next round.
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Another Armenian team, "Urartu," lost the return match to the Czech "Banik" 0:2 and was eliminated from European competitions, losing with an aggregate score of 1:7.
Let us remind you that "Noah" will play its match later today against the Maltese "Sliema." In the first match, "Noah" won with a score of 7:0.