BKMA beat Gandzasar 3-0 in the fifth round of the Premier League on Saturday. The visitors moved up a place in the table while the hosts slipped further down. It was Gandzasar's fifth straight defeat.
The match followed a familiar pattern for the home side. They had lost their previous four games: twice to Alashkert and Ararat-Armenia, plus one each against Shirak and Syunik. BKMA had not won until now, drawing only once and losing three. The result changed that.
Gandzasar now sit eighth with just three points from four matches. BKMA climb to ninth on one point after their first victory of the campaign. The gap between them remains narrow, but the momentum has shifted.
What stood out was the visitors' efficiency. They did not need many chances to secure the win. Gandzasar struggled to create anything meaningful and could not stop BKMA once the visitors found their rhythm. By then the home side had lost their composure.
This was a tough afternoon for Gandzasar, who have not won since July when they faced BKMA themselves. That earlier 2-0 defeat in July now looks like part of a longer slide. BKMA, meanwhile, finally got over the line after a difficult start.