UEFA Europa League 2026-2027 - Play-offs Play-offs Thu, Aug 27 2026 · 17:00 Yerevan Football Academy, Yerevan
Ararat-Armenia
First leg1–1 1–0 Full time · HT 0–0
Universitatea Craiova
  • Sandro Lima 90’
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Lima’s late goal settles it for Ararat-Armenia

Ararat-Armenia won 1–0 through a Lima goal.

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Match facts
  • RefereeDonatas Rumsas
  • CoachesTulipa · Filipe Coelho
  • VenueYerevan Football Academy
  • Table before kick-offArarat-Armenia 12th · Universitatea Craiova 11th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. N. BancuYellow card
    48’
  3. ⇄ Samuel TelesFor Tudor Băluță
    62’
  4. ⇄ FrançaFor Benny
    70’
  5. ⇄ S. NsimbaFor A. Al Hamlawi
    72’
  6. ⇄ J. BalantaFor A. Serobyan
    77’
  7. ⇄ Z. ShaghoyanFor Z. Banjaqui
    77’
  8. Bruno WilsonYellow card
    80’
  9. ⇄ Monday EtimFor Ș. Baiaram
    89’
  10. Sandro Lima 1–0
    90’
  11. ⇄ A. TeraFor Hugo Oliveira
    90+2’
  12. ⇄ M. CarlierFor K. Muradyan
    90+2’
  13. S. NsimbaYellow card
    90+3’
  14. Samuel TelesYellow card
    90+7’
  15. ✕ Sandro LimaMissed penalty
    90+8’
  16. Z. ShaghoyanYellow card
    90+9’
  17. Sandro LimaYellow card
    90+10’
  18. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

Ararat-ArmeniaUniversitatea Craiova
49% Possession 51%
2 Shots on target 7
2 Shots off target 11
1 Blocked shots 4
3 Corners 7
8 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0

Line-ups

Ararat-Armenia 4-3-3

98 João Bravim(G)
16 E. Grigoryan 43 Bruno Wilson 47 A. Malis 3 J. Julio
70 Benny ↓70’ 19 K. Muradyan ↓90’ 2 Hugo Oliveira ↓90’
11 Z. Banjaqui ↓77’ 91 Sandro Lima 77 A. Serobyan ↓77’
  • 98João Bravim (G)
  • 16E. Grigoryan
  • 43Bruno Wilson
  • 47A. Malis
  • 3J. Julio
  • 70Benny↓70’
  • 19K. Muradyan↓90’
  • 2Hugo Oliveira↓90’
  • 11Z. Banjaqui↓77’
  • 91Sandro Lima
  • 77A. Serobyan↓77’

Substitutes used

  • 20A. Tera↑90’
  • 17M. Carlier↑90’
  • 8J. Balanta↑77’
  • 7Z. Shaghoyan↑77’
  • 95França↑70’

Unused: A. Nersesyan, Bruno Pereira, Luis Felipe, M. Ayvazyan, A. Ndour, A. Eloyan, P. Ayongo

Coach: Tulipa

Universitatea Craiova 3-4-3

21 I. Popescu(G)
6 V. Screciu 24 N. Stevanović 3 O. Romanchuk
11 N. Bancu 5 A. Mekvabishvili 8 Tudor Băluță ↓62’ 17 C. Mora
10 Ș. Baiaram ↓89’ 9 A. Al Hamlawi ↓72’ 20 A. Cicâldău
  • 21I. Popescu (G)
  • 6V. Screciu
  • 24N. Stevanović
  • 3O. Romanchuk
  • 11N. Bancu
  • 5A. Mekvabishvili
  • 8Tudor Băluță↓62’
  • 17C. Mora
  • 10Ș. Baiaram↓89’
  • 9A. Al Hamlawi↓72’
  • 20A. Cicâldău

Substitutes used

  • 23Samuel Teles↑62’
  • 7S. Nsimba↑72’
  • 12Monday Etim↑89’

Unused: R. Sava, A. Maxim, R. Webster, A. Crețu, L. Băsceanu, D. Matei, Heriberto Tavares, M. Rădulescu

Coach: Filipe Coelho

Player stats

Ararat-Armenia

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
João Bravim G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
E. Grigoryan D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Bruno Wilson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Malis D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Julio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Benny M 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
K. Muradyan M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Hugo Oliveira D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Z. Banjaqui M 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Sandro Lima F 90 1 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Serobyan F 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Tera M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Carlier M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Balanta M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Z. Shaghoyan F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
França F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Universitatea Craiova

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
I. Popescu G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
V. Screciu M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
N. Stevanović D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Romanchuk D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
N. Bancu D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Mekvabishvili M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Tudor Băluță M 62 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
C. Mora F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Ș. Baiaram F 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Al Hamlawi F 72 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Cicâldău M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Samuel Teles M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Nsimba F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Monday Etim F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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