Armenia and Cyprus U21 teams draw in first friendly match

On June 3, the first friendly match between the U21 national teams of Armenia and Cyprus took place in Yerevan and ended in a 1–1 draw.

The Armenian team opened the scoring in the 84th minute through Yervand Sukiasyan, a forward for the Austrian club St. Pölten and the son of former Armenian national team player Yervand Sukiasyan. The assist came from Mike Gevorgyan, who plays for the German club 1860 Munich.

It’s worth noting that Cyprus played the entire second half with ten men after their captain, Silianos Vrontis, was sent off. Armenia increased the pressure and controlled the game but missed out on a win in the final moments — in the 93rd minute, the visitors equalized following a free-kick set-piece.

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Armenia U21 lineup (4-2-3-1 formation):

Gor Matinyan – Mark Gevorgyan (84' Suren Tsarukyan), Petik Manukyan, Andranik Hakobyan (Armen Sargsyan), Poghos Krmzyan (84' Alesha Khachatryan) – Karlen Hovhannisyan (73' Andre Philiboiyan), Hamlet Sargsyan (73' Michel Ayvazyan) – Levon Bashoyan (73' Mike Gevorgyan), Misak Hakobyan (c), Vyacheslav Afyan (84' Artur Askaryan) – Edik Vardanyan (73' Yervand Sukiasyan).

This match marked the debuts for Mike and Mark Gevorgyan, Andranik Hakobyan, and Andre Piliposyan in the Armenian U21 team.

The second match between the two teams will be held on June 6, also in Yerevan.