Armenia vs Rep. Of Ireland
Ref: Goga Kikacheishvili, Georgia
Match recap
Armenia beat Rep. Of Ireland 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Spertsyan and Ranos scored for Armenia; Ferguson replied for Rep. Of Ireland. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.24 for Armenia versus 0.86 for Rep. Of Ireland.
First Half
⚽
Spertsyan
Penalty
Second Half
46'
⇄
Ogbene
46'
⇄
Taylor
⚽
Ranos
Assist: Tiknizyan
57'
⚽
Ferguson
Assist: Idah
⇄
Ranos
70'
⇄
Cullen
70'
⇄
Azaz
⇄
Barseghyan
⇄
Zelarayán
80'
Knight
Yellow Card
82'
⇄
Manning
Hovhannisyan
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
Match Statistics
ArmeniaRep. Of Ireland
11Won
Statistical edge
11–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.24VS0.86
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
8
8
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
4
8
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
2
1
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
427
Total passes
393
352
Accurate passes
304
82%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 0 won
9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
6
2
Blocked shots
1
Armenia
3-4-2-1
Rep. Of Ireland
3-4-2-1
Armenia
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1O. ČančarevićG
- 2S. MuradyanD
- 3E. PiloyanD
- 4G. HarutyunyanD
- 6U. IwuM
- 8E. SpertsyanM
- 10L. ZelarayánF
- 11T. BarseghyanF
- 13K. HovhannisyanM
- 17G. RanosF
- 21N. TiknizyanM
Substitutes
- 5E. SimonyanD
- 7E. SevikyanM
- 9A. SerobyanF
- 12A. BeglaryanG
- 14G. ManvelyanM
- 15K. NalbandyanM
- 16H. AvagyanG
- 18H. HarutyunyanM
- 19E. GrigoryanD
- 20A. DashyanM
- 22Z. ShaghoyanF
- 23V. BichakhchyanM
Rep. Of Ireland
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3R. ManningM
- 4D. O'SheaD
- 5J. O'BrienD
- 6J. CullenM
- 8J. KnightM
- 9E. FergusonF
- 11F. AzazF
- 14J. TaylorF
- 20C. OgbeneM
- 22N. CollinsD
Substitutes
- 2M. DohertyD
- 7M. JohnstonF
- 10A. IdahF
- 12J. DunneD
- 13K. PhillipsM
- 15L. ScalesD
- 16G. BazunuG
- 17K. McAteerM
- 18B. Lawal
- 19J. KennyF
- 21J. HonohanD
- 23M. TraversG
Armenia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduard Spertsyan | M | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Lucas Zelarayán | F | 79 | 7.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Tigran Barseghyan(C) | F | 79 | 7.7 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3/3 |
| Nair Tiknizyan | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ugochukwu Iwu | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Erik Piloyan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Grant-Leon Ranos | F | 67 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Kamo Hovhannisyan | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Georgiy Harutyunyan | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergey Muradyan | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ognjen Čančarević | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Henri Avagyan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Simonyan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Sevikyan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Grigoryan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artak Dashyan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hovhannes Harutyunyan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arsen Beglaryan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gor Manvelyan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karen Nalbandyan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vahan Bichakhchyan | M | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Zhirayr Shaghoyan | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Artur Serobyan | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rep. Of Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Ferguson | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Jack Taylor | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Josh Cullen | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Finn Azaz | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Jake O'Brien | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dara O'Shea | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jason Knight | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jimmy Dunne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Honohan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Doherty | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Travers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Idah | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Liam Scales | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Michael Johnston | F | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Killian Phillips | M | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |