Spertsyan and Grigoryan to miss Belarus match: final squad announced

The Football Federation of Armenia has published the final list of players included in the Armenia national team squad for the match against Belarus.

The friendly match Armenia vs Belarus will take place today, March 29, at 18:00 local time in Yerevan.

Earlier it was reported that Eduard Spertsyan had an injury and was preparing for the match individually. As a result, it was decided not to risk the captain’s health in a friendly game. The reasons for Narek Grigoryan’s absence remain unknown.

As a result, Armenia will field a very young squad. In the absence of Ugochukwu Iwu, Eduard Spertsyan, Karen Muradyan, and Hovhannes Harutyunyan, the midfield will feature youth national team players — 19-year-old Artur Askaryan and 20-year-old Karlen Hovhannisyan — as well as more experienced 23-year-olds Tigran Avanesyan and Karen Nalbandyan.

Armenia National Team Squad

Goalkeepers
Henry Avagyan — Pyunik
Arsen Beglaryan — Alashkert
Arman Nersesyan — Ararat-Armenia
Gor Matinyan — Urartu

Defenders
Kamo Hovhannisyan — Ararat-Armenia
Sergey Muradyan — Noah
Georgiy Harutyunyan — Puskás Akadémia (Hungary)
Artyom Bandikyan — CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Nair Tiknizyan — Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
Edgar Grigoryan — Ararat-Armenia
Erik Piloyan — Urartu
Styopa Mkrtchyan — Nürnberg (Germany)
Julio Bueno — Ararat-Armenia
Arsen Sadoyan — Alashkert

Midfielders
Karlen Hovhannisyan — Pyunik
Tigran Avanesyan — Orenburg (Russia)
Artur Askaryan — BKMA
Karen Nalbandyan — Alashkert
Gor Manvelyan — Noah

Forwards
Vahan Bichakhchyan — Legia Warsaw (Poland)
Grant-Leon Ranos — Eintracht Braunschweig (Germany)
Artur Serobyan — Ararat-Armenia
Narek Hovhannisyan — BKMA
Finn Geragousian — Sunderland U-21 (England)