Armenia national team and Osijek center-back Stepa Mkrtchyan played a full match against Varaždin in the 26th round of the Croatian championship. The match ended in a 0:0 draw.
This was only Mkrtchyan’s eighth match of the current season. He missed most of the time due to injury and recovery but has recently been appearing on the field more often. In the game against Varaždin, he played all 90 minutes and helped his team keep a clean sheet.
Mkrtchyan's match statistics:
- Clearances: 6
- Tackles: 2
- Interceptions: 2
- Duels won: 2 out of 4
- Aerial duels: 4 out of 5
- Ball losses: 8
- Accurate passes: 48 (86%)
- Long passes: 2 out of 5
- Fouls: 0
- SofaScore rating: 6.9
After this game, Stepa Mkrtchyan will join the Armenian national team to prepare for the matches against Georgia on March 20 and 23.