Ararat-Armenia saw off Sunik 3-0 in the Premier League's regular season seventh round on Thursday. The hosts opened their account through Franca Carlos in the eighteenth minute, then added two more to secure a comfortable win. It was a straightforward afternoon for the fourth-placed side, who had been favourites before kickoff.
And here's the thing — the opening goal came when the game was still finding its rhythm. Carlos struck at the right moment, and Sunik never quite recovered their composure. By then, the visitors had already picked up a yellow card through V. Hayrapetyan, and you could sense they were playing catch-up from the outset.
The second goal arrived just after the hour mark when A. Eloyan doubled the lead. The away side were left exposed in defence, and Eloyan made no mistake. We had called for a home win with sixty-five per cent confidence, and the performance justified that call. The visitors simply could not contain the movement in the final third.
Eloyan ended a barren spell with his second of the evening in the seventy-third minute. It was a well-taken finish that put the result beyond doubt. Sunik had three substitutions thrown in at the seventy-eighth minute, but they were running out of time to change the complexion of the game.
The statistics tell only part of the story. Ararat-Armenia registered eight shots on target compared to two for the visitors, and while possession was split evenly, the quality of chances told the real tale. Sunik had more attacks overall, but they were not creating anything meaningful.
The victory moves Ararat-Armenia further clear in the table with thirteen points from six matches. Sunik remain rooted to eleventh place with just two points — four defeats from six games. The gap between the sides was never going to be bridged in a single afternoon.
