On May 8, the international U15 Development Tournament started at the FFA Technical Center/Football Academy. The national teams of Armenia, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Latvia are participating in the competition.
The Armenian team opened the tournament with a match against Uzbekistan, which ended in a 1–2 defeat. The only goal for Armenia was scored by Roman Avakyan, who plays for the German club Mainz. Avakyan opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, but four minutes later Emmanuel Emonkpaye equalized. The winning goal for Uzbekistan came in the 58th minute, scored by Doniyorbek Uktamov.
The match was officiated by referee Tiran Yeritsyan.
Armenia – Uzbekistan: 1–2 (1–1)
Goals:
23' – Roman Avakyan (Armenia)
27' – Emmanuel Emonkpaye (Uzbekistan)
58' – Doniyorbek Uktamov (Uzbekistan)
Today, a match between Armenia U14 and Uzbekistan U14 will also take place.