Nair Tiknizyan and Georgi Harutyunyan play final friendly matches ahead of season restart

Armenian footballers Nair Tiknizyan and Georgi Harutyunyan have completed their preparations for official fixtures by taking part in their clubs’ final friendly matches.

Today, January 15, Armenia national team defender Nair Tiknizyan played the full 90 minutes in Red Star Belgrade’s friendly match against Austria’s Salzburg. The Serbian side suffered a 0–2 defeat. For Dejan Stanković’s team, this match was the final test before the season restart — on January 22, Red Star will face Swedish side Malmö in the UEFA Europa League.

Georgi Harutyunyan, who represents Hungary’s Puskás Akadémia, continues his training camp in Spain. In a friendly match against Czech club Slovan Liberec, the Armenian defender entered the pitch in the second half. The match ended in a narrow 0–1 loss for the Hungarian side.

This game also marked Puskás Akadémia’s final friendly before the start of official competitions. The Hungarian championship is set to resume on January 24, when Zsolt Hornyák’s team will take on Paksi.