Armenia 2-1 Ireland · World Cup Qualification UEFA
Armenia beat Ireland 2-1 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Armenia and Ireland met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.
Goalscorers
Armenia: E. Spertsyan 45'; G. Ranos 51'. Ireland: E. Ferguson 57'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Armenia had 15 shots with 8 on target, Ireland 8 with 5 on target. There were 3 corners in total, 1 to Armenia and 2 to Ireland. Armenia conceded 9 fouls, Ireland 13. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Armenia, 1 for Ireland).
Line-ups
Armenia started in a 3-4-2-1: Ognjen Čančarević, Georgiy Harutyunyan, Sergey Muradyan, Erik Piloyan, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Ugochukwu Iwu, Eduard Spertsyan, Nair Tiknizyan, Tigran Barseghyan, Lucas Zelarayán, Grant-Leon Ranos.
Ireland started in a 3-4-2-1: Caoimhin Kelleher, Jake O'Brien, Nathan Collins, Dara O'Shea, Chiedozie Ogbene, Josh Cullen, Jason Knight, Ryan Manning, Jack Taylor, Finn Azaz, Evan Ferguson.
More from this competition: World Cup Qualification UEFA fixtures, results and table.