In the 22nd round of the Fastex Armenian Premier League, Urartu confidently defeated Pyunik with a score of 3:0. This victory allowed the team to solidify its position in second place in the league table, increasing its lead over today's opponent to 4 points.
The hero of the match was Urartu's newcomer, Bruno Michel, who scored a hat-trick. The Brazilian forward, who joined the Armenian club this winter from Brazil's Serie C, has already made a name for himself by scoring 4 goals in the championship.
Michel opened the scoring in the 40th minute, finishing a brilliant attack after a pass from Artem Polyarus, who recorded his 12th assist of the season. At the beginning of the second half, the Brazilian doubled his team's lead, capitalizing on a assist from Nickolas Kaloukian. In the 60th minute, Michel completed his hat-trick by converting a penalty.
This victory was significant for Urartu's head coach, Dmitry Gunko, who surpassed Pyunik's coach, Eghishe Melikyan, in head-to-head encounters. Before this match, the coaches had an equal number of victories in personal confrontations — 6 wins and 4 draws in the championship.
Gunko's confidence in the victory was so high that he gave his son, Artemi Gunko, his debut on the field, and also brought on the 17-year-old David Harutyunyan.