FIFA World Cup Qualification 2026 UEFA, matchday 6 · Tuesday 9 September 2025, 17:00 · Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Armenia
2 - 1
Republic of Ireland
Goals and cards
- 45+1' Penalty: Eduard Spertsyan
- 51' Goal: Grant-Leon Ranos (assist Nair Tiknizyan)
- 57' Goal: Evan Ferguson (assist Adam Idah)
- 80' Yellow card: Jason Knight
- 90+9' Yellow card: Kamo Hovhannisyan
Armenia on the left, Republic of Ireland on the right. An own goal is listed under the scorer's own side.
Line-ups
Armenia
- Ognjen Cancarevic
- Georgiy Harutyunyan
- Erik Piloyan
- Sergey Muradyan
- Nair Tiknizyan
- Ugochukwu Iwu
- Lucas Zelarayán (off 79')
- Eduard Spertsyan
- Kamo Hovhannisyan
- Grant-Leon Ranos (off 67')
- Tigran Barseghyan (off 79')
Substitutes used
- Vahan Bichakhchyan (on 67')
- Artur Serobyan (on 79')
- Zhirayr Shaghoyan (on 79')
Unused: Edgar Sevikyan, Gor Manvelyan, Arsen Beglaryan, Artak Dashyan, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, Henri Avagyan, Edgar Grigoryan, Erik Simonyan, Karen Nalbandyan
Republic of Ireland
- Caoimhin Kelleher
- Jake O'Brien
- Dara O'Shea
- Nathan Collins
- Ryan Manning (off 81')
- Josh Cullen (off 70')
- Jack Taylor (off 46')
- Jason Knight
- Finn Azaz (off 70')
- Chiedozie Ogbene (off 46')
- Evan Ferguson
Substitutes used
- Kasey McAteer (on 46')
- Adam Idah (on 46')
- Killian Phillips (on 70')
- Mikey Johnston (on 70')
- Liam Scales (on 81')
Unused: Mark Travers, Matt Doherty, Gavin Bazunu, Jimmy Dunne, Johnny Kenny, Bosun Lawal, Josh Honohan
Match stats
| Armenia | Stat | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 1 | Corners | 2 |
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 52% | Possession | 48% |
| 5 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 15 | Total shots | 8 |
From the match data on My Football Facts.