"Ararat-Armenia" lost in the first match of the Conference League to the Hungarian club "Puskás Akadémia," conceding a goal in the final minutes.
The only goal was scored by Finnish striker Mikael Soisalo in the 89th minute. The return match will take place on August 15 in Hungary.
"Ararat-Armenia" played more actively than their opponent and had several chances to score, but did not capitalize on their advantage. Now the team faces a challenging task in the away match, but nothing is lost yet. Vardan Minasyan's team is capable of defeating "Puskás Akadémia" in the return match. It is worth noting that the winner of this matchup will play against the Italian club "Fiorentina."
"Ararat-Armenia" — "Puskás Akadémia" 0:1
0-1 Mikael Soisalo (89’).
Another Armenian club, "Pyunik," secured a victory over Kazakhstan's "Ordabasy" with a score of 1:0 today.