In the Premier League game on 15 August 2026, Van beat Ararat-Armenia 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 5:1, corners 1:2.
Match report
Van claimed a 2:0 victory over Ararat-Armenia in the third round of the Premier League on 15 August, breaking a winless start to the season. The home side, who had lost five of their opening six matches, finally found a result that changed their position in the table.
A. Ndour opened the scoring in the forty-seventh minute, giving Van a lead they would not relinquish. The visitors had their own moment of promise late on when A. Eloyan found the net in the eighty-ninth, but the goal came too late to alter the outcome. J. A. Balanta missed a penalty in the seventy-sixth minute, a chance that might have shifted momentum had it been converted.
Van dominated possession at 67 per cent, registering 86 attacks against 65 for the away side. Their shot tally showed 5 on target to Ararat-Armenia's 1, though the efficiency of those attempts tells the fuller story. The hosts also generated more throw-ins and free kicks, reflecting their control in midfield areas.
Ararat-Armenia arrive at this fixture third in the standings with thirteen points from six games, four wins and one draw. Their recent form has been solid, though they lost 2:0 away to Tseli on 11 August. Van, meanwhile, sit twelfth with a solitary point and five defeats, making this result a genuine turning point.
The victory lifts Van off the bottom of the table and ends Ararat-Armenia's unbeaten streak away from home. The goal difference remains negative for the hosts but positive for the visitors, who now lead by nine points over the side they just beat.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %67–33
Shots on target5–1
Shots off target9–1
Attacks86–65
HT🟨21' Yellow card⚽47' A. Ndour — Goal🟨51' Yellow card⇄58' M. Carlier — Substitution⇄58' A. Malis — Substitution🟨70' Yellow card⇄70' P. Ayongo — Substitution⇄70' Franca Carlos — Substitution⇄70' E. Mensah — Substitution🟨74' Yellow card✗76' J. A. Balanta — Penalty missed⇄76' A. Karapetyan — Substitution⇄76' T. Gevorgyan — Substitution⇄76' N. Manukyan — Substitution🟨78' Yellow card⇄82' A. Ndour — Substitution🟨88' Yellow card⇄88' C. Lweendo — Substitution⚽89' A. Eloyan — Goal
