Shirak and Alashkert Cruise Into Armenian Cup Quarterfinals With Convincing Wins

Two Armenian Cup Round of 16 matches took place on October 28. Shirak thrashed Lernayin Artsakh 7-1, while Alashkert secured a comfortable 4-0 victory over BKMA. Both teams booked their places in the quarterfinals of the competition.

Seven Different Players Score in Shirak's Seven-Goal Victory

In Gyumri, Shirak, led by head coach Vardan Bichakhchyan, gave Lernayin Artsakh no chance, recording the biggest victory of the day with a 7-1 win.

The hosts were already leading 4-0 at halftime and continued attacking after the break, bringing their goal tally to seven.

Remarkably, all seven Shirak goals were scored by different players. Rafik Misakyan, Grigor Gumashyan, Raymond Gyamfi, Amara Kamara, Sergey Manukyan, Bamba Mesamba, and Vazgen Sargsyan all found the net.

Tigran Petrosyan scored Lernayin Artsakh's only goal.

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Shirak 7-1 Lernayin Artsakh

Shirak goalscorers: Rafik Misakyan, Grigor Gumashyan, Raymond Gyamfi, Amara Kamara, Sergey Manukyan, Bamba Mesamba, Vazgen Sargsyan.

Lernayin Artsakh goalscorer: Tigran Petrosyan.

Daouda Togola's Hat-Trick Leads Alashkert to Victory Over BKMA

In the day's other match, Alashkert, coached by Vahe Gevorgyan, cruised to a 4-0 victory over BKMA. The match was played at the Yerevan Football Academy.

Daouda Togola was the star of the match, scoring a hat-trick. The striker opened the scoring in the 24th minute, doubled his team's lead in the 33rd, and completed his hat-trick in the 60th minute to seal the final result.

Sabobo Joseph Banda added another goal in the 38th minute.

Alashkert went into halftime with a commanding 3-0 lead and added another goal after the break to secure a convincing clean-sheet victory.

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BKMA 0-4 Alashkert

Goals: Daouda Togola (24', 33', 60'), Sabobo Joseph Banda (38').

Six Armenian Cup Quarterfinalists Confirmed

Following the matches on October 28, six teams have now secured their places in the Armenian Cup quarterfinals.

Pyunik, Urartu, Van, and Mika had already advanced to the next round. Shirak and Alashkert have now joined them.

With six quarterfinalists confirmed, the remaining two places will be decided in the final Round of 16 fixtures.

Two matches remain in the Round of 16: Olympia vs Ararat-Armenia and Noah vs Syunik, both scheduled for October 29.