Pyunik Thrash Van to Temporarily Top Armenian Premier League as BKMA Stun Alashkert

Two matches of the Armenian Premier League's 13th round took place on November 6. Yerevan-based Pyunik secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Van to temporarily move to the top of the standings. In the day's other fixture, BKMA produced a major upset by thrashing Alashkert 4-1.

Van 0–3 Pyunik

The match took place in Charentsavan, where the visitors opened the scoring in the 13th minute through a penalty converted by Daniil Kulikov.

Pyunik extended their advantage in the second half. Jasonas Pikis doubled the lead in the 66th minute, scoring his ninth goal of the current league campaign. Seven minutes later, Iman Griffith sealed the victory, making it 3-0.

With this win, Pyunik reached 31 points and temporarily climbed to the top of the Armenian Premier League table. Van remained in the lower half of the standings with 11 points.

BKMA Pull Off Stunning 4-1 Victory Over Alashkert

BKMA 4–1 Alashkert

In the day's second match, BKMA delivered one of the biggest surprises of the round with a commanding victory over Alashkert.

Hamlet Sargsyan was the standout performer, scoring twice for the army club. Davit Harutyunyan and Davit Davtyan also found the net, contributing one goal each.

Momo Toure scored Alashkert's only goal.

The victory was just BKMA's third of the season. The team moved to 11 points and currently occupies tenth place in the league standings.

Despite the heavy defeat, Alashkert retained fourth place with 25 points.

Following the opening two matches of Round 13, the battle for the top spot in the Armenian Premier League remains intense, while BKMA have improved their position near the bottom of the table.