Ararat-Armenia claimed a dramatic 3-2 victory over Van in Matchday 27 of the Armenian Premier League. The star of the match was Jirair Shagoyan, who scored twice to earn his team all three points.
Shagoyan made it 2-1 after a pass from Hovhannes Harutyunyan, then later netted the winner thanks to an assist from Armen Hambardzumyan. For the visitors, Marius Noubissi scored the opening goal. Van responded through Izuchukwu Okonkwo and Julien Bationo, but their efforts weren’t enough to rescue the game.
With this win, Ararat-Armenia pulled level on points with Urartu in the race for second place. Van, meanwhile, missed the chance to close the gap on Pyunik in the league standings.