In the second leg of the first round of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Yerevan's Pyunik lost to Minsk's Dinamo with a score of 0-1, ending their participation in the tournament and moving to the Conference League. The game took place at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan.
The only and decisive goal in the match was scored in the 90th minute from a penalty. The goal was scored by Alexey Gavrilovich, who confidently converted his chance, sending the ball into the net past Henry Avagyan.
Pyunik — Dinamo (Minsk) 0-1
Goals: 0-1 Gavrilovich (90', penalty)
This result allowed Minsk's Dinamo to advance to the second round of the Champions League qualifiers, where they will face the winner of the Ludogorets — Dinamo Batumi pair.
For Yerevan's Pyunik, the defeat in the Champions League qualifiers means transitioning to the Conference League. In the second round of the qualifiers for this tournament, they will face the loser of the Slovan (Slovakia) — Struga (North Macedonia) pair. The first match of these teams ended with a 4-2 victory for Slovan, creating certain expectations for the upcoming game.
Let us recall that Pyunik will be playing in the Champions Path in the Conference League qualifiers. This means they can only face the champions of their countries who have been eliminated from the Champions League. After Struga (most likely), these could be teams from Andorra, Estonia, Montenegro, Albania, and so on.
Therefore, the chances of reaching the group stage are quite high — higher than those of the other three Armenian clubs. The main thing is to find their game and wait for reinforcements.
