Yerevan’s "Pyunik" achieved an acceptable result away against Minsk’s "Dinamo" in the first match of the Champions League qualification round.
The match ended in a 0-0 draw. The return game will take place on July 16 in Yerevan at the Republican Stadium, where the outcome of the confrontation will be decided. "Pyunik," supported by its fans, will try to achieve the necessary result to advance to the next round.
In this game, "Dinamo" had more possession, but there were few dangerous moments near "Pyunik’s" goal. However, in the closing stages of the match, Henri Avagyan saved his team several times.
"Pyunik" mainly played on counterattacks. This was the first official game for the Armenian team this season, and it was clear that Yegishe Melikyan's team is not yet in optimal shape, so an away draw is a very good result. Additionally, "Pyunik" is still struggling to build attacks after the departures of Hovhannes Harutyunyan and Artak Dashyan.
Team Lineups for the Match:
"Pyunik":
Henri Avagyan - Alemao, Anton Bratkov, Sergey Vakulenko, Juninho (65, James) - Solomon Udo (77, Martim Maia), Evgeni Kochuk, David Davidyan - Yusuf Otubanjo (89, Juan Bravo), Jose Caraballo (77, Lucas Vilella), Agdon Menezes (65, Joao Paredes).
"Dinamo":
Fyodor Lopoukhov - Ray Lopez, Sergey Politevich, Alexey Gavrilovich, Vadim Pigas - Alexander Selyava, Igor Shkolik (Pedro Igor), Nikita Demchenko (85, Artem Bykov) - Dmitry Podstrelov (85, Ivan Bahar), Trafim Melnichenko (89, Vladimir Kvashinsky), Gleb Zherdev (66, Steven Alfred).