2008 Armenian Cup

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2008 Armenian Cup
Country Armenia
Teams14
ChampionsArarat
Runners-upBanants
UEFA Europa LeagueBanants
Matches played25
Goals scored80 (3.2 per match)
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The 2008 Armenian Cup was the 17th edition of the Armenian Cup, a football competition. In 2008, the tournament had 14 participants, out of which 6 were reserve teams.

Summary[]

Banants and Ararat got a pass on the 1st round because these two clubs reached the final the previous year. The first round passed without any surprises, as the reserve teams were expected to be knocked out. The quarter finals, however, turned out to be very interesting. Two of the matches had to be decided on penalties. Gandzasar put up quite a fight against defending Armenian Premier League champions Pyunik, and even managed to outplay the champions in various aspects of the game. Shirak also demonstrated a fighting spirit and managed to defeat defending cup holders Banants away, after losing the first leg at home. Luck turned Banants' way as the match was won only on penalties. The semifinals also turned out to be interesting as Banants and Ararat defeated Mika and Pyunik respectively with an aggregate score of 5-1. The final was a repeat of last year's final and this time it was Ararat that edged out on top as Marcos Pizzeli managed to sneak a late extra-time winner for the five-time Armenian Independence Cup winners. The victory gave Ararat an opportunity to participate in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, First qualifying round.

Results[]

First round[]

The first legs were played on 21 March 2008. The second legs were played on 28 March 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Banants-2 2–6 Ulisses 1–4 1–2
Pyunik 15–2 Patani 11–2 4–0
Gandzasar 8–0 Pyunik-2 3–0 5–0
Kilikia 5–2 Mika-2 2–0 3–2
Mika 11–0 Ararat-2 7–0 4–0
Shengavit 2–3 Shirak 1–3 1–0

Quarter-finals[]

The first legs were played on 3 April 2008. The second legs were played on 10 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ararat Yerevan 2–1 Ulisses 0–1 2–0
Pyunik 0–0 (4–1 p) Gandzasar 0–0 0–0
Kilikia 1–3 Mika 0–1 1–2
Shirak 1–1 (5–6 p) Banants 0–1 1–0

Semi-finals[]

The first legs were played on 14 April 2008. The second legs were played on 23 April 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ararat Yerevan 5–1 Pyunik 2–1 3–0
Mika 1–5 Banants 1–3 0–2

Final[]

Ararat Yerevan2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Banants
V. Minasyan Goal 75'
Pizzelli Goal 115'		 Ganchev Goal 36'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ararat Chagharian (Yerevan)
FC ARARAT YEREVAN:
GK 1 Armenia Nikolay Sargsyan
DF 20 Armenia Vahe Mehrabyan Yellow card 4' Substituted off 60'
DF 19 Armenia Vahagn Minasyan
DF 5 Armenia Hrayr Mkoyan
MF 18 Armenia Substituted off 116'
MF 7 Armenia Artur Minasyan (c) Yellow card 101'
MF 3 Brazil Renato de Morais Yellow card 45+1'
MF 6 Armenia
MF 15 Armenia Marcos Pizzeli
FW 9 Armenia Sergey Erzrumyan Yellow card 78' Substituted off 95'
FW 2 Armenia Sargis Movsisyan
Substitutes:
GK 16 Mexico
DF 14 Armenia
DF 8 Armenia Substituted in 95'
DF 12 Brazil Emilio Palucci Substituted in 116'
DF 17 Armenia Artak Grigoryan
FW 21 Armenia Substituted in 60'
FW 11 Armenia Gevorg Nranyan
Manager:
Armenia Varuzhan Sukiasyan
FC BANANTS:
GK 1 Moldova Yevgeni Matyugin Yellow card 89'
DF 10 Armenia Yegishe Melikyan (c)
DF 15 Ukraine Yellow card 119'
DF 6 Ukraine
DF 3 Armenia Gagik Daghbashyan Substituted off 77'
MF 5 Armenia Romik Khachatryan Substituted off 46'
MF 13 Uganda Noah Kasule Yellow card 73'
MF 25 Armenia Karen Aleksanyan Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 119'
MF 8 Bulgaria Marko Ganchev Yellow card 3'
FW 19 Bulgaria Plamen Krumov
FW 17 Bulgaria Substituted off 72'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Armenia Stepan Ghazaryan
DF 20 Armenia Hovhannes Grigoryan Substituted in 46'
MF 4 Armenia Aghvan Hayrapetyan Yellow card 118' Substituted in 77'
MF 7 Armenia Romeo Jenebyan
MF 9 Armenia Aram Bareghamyan
MF 23 Armenia Eduard Kakosyan
FW 11 Armenia Arsen Balabekyan Substituted in 72'
Manager:
Bulgaria Nedelcho Matushev

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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