On July 11, the first matches of the first round of the UEFA Conference League 2024/25 took place. Two Armenian clubs, Noah and Urartu, secured victories in their opening games.
In the first match of the Conference League qualification, Noah defeated the North Macedonian team Shkëndija with a score of 2:0. The goals were scored by Gonçalo Gregorio and Aleksandar Miljković. The return match will take place in Tetovo on July 18.
Noah's lineup: Ognen Čančarević - Hovhannes Hambardzumyan, Aleksandar Miljković, Gonçalo Silva, Pablo Santos - Gor Manvelyan (76. Gonçalo Gregorio), Martin Gamboš (86. Sergey Muradyan), Artem Avanesyan (65. Virgil Pinson) - Hélder Ferreira, Eraldo Çinari (65. Artak Dashyan), Matheus Aias (76. Gustavo Sangaré).
Urartu won an away game against Estonian Kalev with a score of 1:2. Edgar Movsesyan scored both goals for the Armenian team. The return match will take place on July 18 in Yerevan.
Urartu's lineup: Hayk Kazaryan - Harutyun Aivazyan (Melkonyan), Isaac Barry, Erik Simonyan, Arman Kazaryan, Zhirayr Margaryan - Narek Agasaryan, Lukman Gilmore (46. Ayub), Mikael Mirzoyan (78. Harutyunyan), Artem Polyarus (66. Tarakhchyan) - Edgar Movsesyan (90. Pilosyan).
