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Ararat-Armenia vs Sparta: match report
Ararat-Armenia hosted Sparta Prague at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on Wednesday 16 September 2026, in the Europa League (round 1). Ararat-Armenia have no reported absences; Sparta are missing 7 (Adam Sevínsky, Ki-Jana Hoever, Jakub Martinec and others). Mohammed Al-Hakim is the referee, averaging 2.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.6.
Result and scorers
Ararat-Armenia 1-4 Sparta. Goals: Tobias Guddal 20' for Sparta; Tobias Guddal 22' for Sparta; John Mercado 53' for Sparta; Bruno Wilson 55' for Ararat-Armenia; Patrik Vydra 72' for Sparta. Attendance: 11,400.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 20' Goal: Tobias Guddal (Sparta) 0-1
- 22' Goal: Tobias Guddal (Sparta) 0-2
- 53' Goal: John Mercado (Sparta) 0-3
- 55' Goal: Bruno Wilson (Ararat-Armenia) 1-3
- 57' Yellow card: Artur Serobyan (Ararat-Armenia)
- 72' Goal: Patrik Vydra (Sparta) 1-4
- 88' Yellow card: Edgar Grigoryan (Ararat-Armenia)
- 90'+1' Yellow card: Karen Muradyan (Ararat-Armenia)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 41.6% | Possession | 58.4% |
| 13 | Shots | 23 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Corners | 13 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Ararat-Armenia 4-3-3
Coach: Tulipa
- 98 João Bravim GK
- 3 Junior Julio DEF
- 47 Alexandros Malis DEF
- 43 Bruno Wilson DEF
- 16 Edgar Grigoryan DEF
- 2 Hugo Oliveira MID
- 19 Karen Muradyan MID
- 70 Benny MID
- 77 Artur Serobyan FWD
- 91 Sandro Lima FWD
- 11 Zidane Banjaqui FWD
Bench
- 95 França FWD
- 8 Juan Balanta MID
- 7 Zhirayr Shaghoyan FWD
- 10 Armen Ambartsumyan MID
- 9 Arayik Eloyan FWD
- 1 Arman Nersesyan GK
- 5 Luís Felipe DEF
- 20 Alwyn Tera MID
- 14 Bruno Pereira MID
- 17 Maxence Carlier MID
- 25 Alioune Ndour FWD
Sparta 4-3-3
Coach: Brian Priske
- 44 Jakub Surovcík GK
- 2 Martin Suchomel MID
- 22 Loïc Mbe Soh DEF
- 6 Tobias Guddal DEF
- 11 Matěj Ryneš MID
- 10 Adam Karabec FWD
- 28 Roman Macek MID
- 38 Hugo Sochůrek MID
- 17 John Mercado FWD
- 14 Jonatan Braut Brunes FWD
- 7 Josimar Alcócer FWD
Bench
- 26 Patrik Vydra MID
- 29 Matyás Vojta FWD
- 18 Andy Irving MID
- 31 Matěj Jurásek FWD
- 30 Jaroslav Zelený DEF
- 47 Krisztián Hegyi GK
- 54 Lukás Franc GK
- 3 Pavel Kaderábek DEF
- 15 Viktor Vitályos DEF
- 5 Santiago Eneme MID
- 27 Ebrima Singhateh FWD
- 21 Joao Grimaldo FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Ararat-Armenia
No reported absences.
Sparta
- Adam Sevínsky suspension, back Mid September 2026
- Ki-Jana Hoever injury, back Mid October 2026
- Jakub Martinec injury, back Unknown
- Sivert Mannsverk injury, back Unknown
- Uchenna Aririerisim injury, back Unknown
- Ondřej Penxa injury, back Unknown
- Magnus Kofod Andersen injury, back Unknown
Previous meetings
- Thursday 14 August 2025: Ararat-Armenia 1-2 Sparta Prague
- Thursday 7 August 2025: Sparta Prague 4-1 Ararat-Armenia