Armenia 2-1 Republic of Ireland

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Armenia

1-0-1

Eduard Spertsyan (P) 45'+1'
Grant-Leon Ranos 51'

Republic of Ireland

0-1-1

Evan Ferguson 57'

2:1

📍 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium

Timeline

Eduard Spertsyan1-0
45'+1'
45'
Kasey McAteer
↓ Chiedozie Ogbene
45'
Adam Idah
↓ Jack Taylor
Grant-Leon Ranos2-0
🅰 Nayair Tiknizyan

Game leaders

Armenia

Total ShotsG. Ranos3
Accurate PassesE. Piloyan49
SavesO. Cancarevic3

Republic of Ireland

Total ShotsN. Collins1
Accurate PassesN. Collins54
SavesC. Kelleher6

Stats

ArmeniaRep Ireland

Possession

52%

48%

15Shots8

8Shots on target5

2Blocked shots1

Match info

Kick-off: Tuesday 9 September
Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium · Yerevan, Armenia
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili
Attendance: 13,144
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

ArmeniaLDLLL

LvsGeorgia3-0
L@Georgia6-1
L@Kosovo5-2

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Portugal	6	4	1	1	:	+13	13
2	Republic of Ireland	6	3	1	2	:	+2	10

57'

Evan Ferguson2-1

🅰 Adam Idah

Vahan Bichakhchyan

↓ Grant-Leon Ranos

67'

70'

Michael Johnston

↓ Finn Azaz

70'

Killian Phillips

↓ Josh Cullen

Zhirayr Shaghoyan

↓ Tigran Barseghyan

79'

Artur Serobyan

↓ Lucas Zelarayán

79'

81'

Liam Scales

↓ Ryan Manning

Kamo Hovhannisyan

90'+9'

352Accurate passes304

Republic of IrelandDDDWW

W@Bulgaria2-1
WvsBulgaria2-1
DvsSenegal1-1
D@Luxembourg0-0
DvsHungary2-2

Head to head

IRL leads series 3-1

27 Sept 22Republic of Ireland3-2Armenia
4 Jun 22Armenia1-0Republic of Ireland
11 Oct 11Republic of Ireland2-1Armenia
3 Sept 10Armenia0-1Republic of Ireland

352Accurate passes304

9⚽Ferguson

11↓Azaz

1Cancarevic

3Piloyan

2Muradyan

4Harutyunyan

8⚽Spertsyan

21Tiknizyan

6Iwu

13Hovhannisyan

10↓Zelarayán

17⚽↓Ranos

11↓Barseghyan

Substitutes · Armenia

22Zhirayr Shaghoyan↑
15Karen Nalbandyan
7Edgar Sevikyan
16Henri Avagyan
18Hovhannes Harutyunyan
14Gor Manvelyan
19Edgar Grigoryan
5Erik Simonyan
9Artur Serobyan↑
23Vahan Bichakhchyan↑
12Arsen Beglaryan
20Artak Dashyan

Substitutes · Republic of Ireland

23Mark Travers
18Bosun Lawal
17Kasey McAteer↑
2Matt Doherty
21Joshua Honohan
19Johnny Kenny
13Killian Phillips↑
16Gavin Bazunu
10Adam Idah↑
15Liam Scales↑

90'

VAR Decision: No Goal Armenia 2-1 Republic of Ireland.

88'

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Artur Serobyan (Armenia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

88'

Offside, Armenia. Nair Tiknizyan is caught offside.

86'

Attempt saved. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland). Assisted by Zhirayr Shaghoyan.

83'

Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83'

Foul by Artur Serobyan (Armenia).

81'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Liam Scales replaces Ryan Manning.

81'

Attempt saved. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).

80'

Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

79'

Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).

79'

Artur Serobyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

79'

Substitution, Armenia. Artur Serobyan replaces Lucas Zelarayán.

79'

Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Tigran Barseghyan.

77'

Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Collins.

76'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

75'

Delay in match because of an injury Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia).

75'

Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia).

73'

Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

72'

Attempt blocked. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.

72'

Attempt saved. Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland). Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan with a through ball.

70'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Killian Phillips replaces Josh Cullen because of an injury.

70'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Finn Azaz.

69'

Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.

68'

Foul by Sergey Muradyan (Armenia).

68'

Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

68'

Attempt saved. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).

67'

Substitution, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan replaces Grant-Leon Ranos.

66'

Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66'

Foul by Kasey McAteer (Republic of Ireland).

64'

Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland). Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.

62'

Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight.

60'

Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60'

Foul by Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia).

60'

Foul by Kasey McAteer (Republic of Ireland).

60'

Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

60'

Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).

60'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Goal! Armenia 2, Republic of Ireland 1. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Idah with a through ball following a fast break.

55'

Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).

55'

Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53'

Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses the top left corner.

51'

Goal! Armenia 2, Republic of Ireland 0. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nair Tiknizyan.

47'

Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47'

Foul by Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland).

45'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Kasey McAteer replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.

45'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Jack Taylor.

45'

Second Half begins Armenia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Armenia 1, Republic of Ireland 0.

45'+1'

Goal! Armenia 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

44'

Penalty conceded by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.

44'

Penalty Armenia. Lucas Zelarayán draws a foul in the penalty area.

39'

Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ugochukwu Iwu.

38'

Ugochukwu Iwu (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38'

Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).

35'

Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.

35'

Attempt blocked. Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.

33'

Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

33'

Foul by Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland).

32'

Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake O'Brien with a cross.

30'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ognjen Cancarevic.

30'

Attempt saved. Jack Taylor (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia). Assisted by Evan Ferguson.

29'

Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

29'

Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia).

22'

Attempt missed. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.

19'

Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).

19'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18'

Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland). Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.

17'

Sergey Muradyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17'

Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).

16'

Foul by Jack Taylor (Republic of Ireland).

16'

Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

14'

Foul by Jack Taylor (Republic of Ireland).

14'

Eduard Spertsyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

13'

Offside, Republic of Ireland. Chiedozie Ogbene is caught offside.

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Erik Piloyan.

Foul by Nair Tiknizyan (Armenia).

Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Grant-Leon Ranos (Armenia).

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.

Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ognjen Cancarevic (Armenia). Assisted by Ryan Manning.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

Form

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