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MATCHDAY 1


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Winning start, thought it came right at the death. Lethargic match but on balance we deserved what came and Anatoly Borisov finished splendidly in injury time on a breakaway thanks to a defence splitting pass by Arman Malkhasyan at left wing. May be playing him more over Eskedijan if he continues on that trend. Good start.

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MATCHDAY 2


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A valuable lesson; never EVER rotate when you're on a high, it ends in tears - especially against my former club. Second string goalkeeper Harutyunyan really ballsed it up from the get go, letting Israelyan's effort before sixty seconds elapsed. The response was hasty, Karasev's replacement Dmitry Pavlov drove one home from the edge of the area while an unmarked Mikaelyan effortlessly tucked in from Ungureanu's cross. Narek Voskanyan (who I nearly brought in previously) unleashed a screamer to restore parity at the break. We went into meltdown thereafter; bunched defending allowed a pass into an unmarked Voskanyan for his second and if it couldn't get any worse for us, one of my signings during my time at Erebuni, Levon Elazyan closed the matter. Such a bitter taste in my mouth.

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The fans clearly voiced their displeasure over the result, blaming my naivety but also threw Harutyunyan under the bus too. That at least I can agree with.
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MATCHDAY 3


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Business as usual, however far from professionally done against newbies Kotayk. Borisov returned to the starting XI and worked his magic with the opening goal, taking on four defenders in the build up and calmly slotted underneath the keeper. The visitors came in with nothing to lose and that attitude was apparent, countering us at any given moment and turned the game on it's head with Simonyan (debatably offside) and a Begoyan header from a corner. The end to a breathless first half came with Borisov's second, unleashed by Avetisyan to power in from a tight angle. Second half lost a bit of fluidity but didn't stop us from retaking the lead and capping off a hat-trick for in form Borisov, capitalising off a defensive error. Wobbling somewhat.
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MATCHDAY 4


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Yet again we struggle to outmuscle Ararat. They gripped us hard in the first half with Karen Poghosyan running the show, arrowing one straight into the top corner and shortly after the restart missed a sitter in a one on one situation. The equaliser gave us the confidence boost we needed, centre back Avetik Esoyan got to the ball before the keeper and heading over him. Cumbersome performance once more but we'll take the point.
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Here we go again...

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MATCHDAY 5


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Solid result against one of the big two, Dmitry Pavlov to the rescue. Shirak squandered two great chances from Tevosyan and Prokopenko but twice denied by Yinkibarian in net. Their goal was simplistic route one and we sat back and switched off, allowing a clear sight of goal for Prokopenko to nudge them in front. With the flow going against it, we fought back with Pavlov's equaliser squared in by Ungureanu to hand us a valiant, perhaps undeserved point from Shirak's point of view.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

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Could have been a better month, the obvious performance let down away at Erebuni. Borisov picking up where he left off and Pavlov is fitting into Karasev's boots nicely on the right wing upon his impending return.

LEAGUE TABLE

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At this early stage, a gap already emerges with Pyunik and Shirak pulling away but a point at Shirak lifts us into third. We head the chasing pack for now but a cluster of teams will surely keep it busy around here. Another interesting season awaits.
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With the embargo lifted, we managed to sneak in two exciting prospects into the team via agent offers.

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Alberto Ortiz - ST(C) - unattached free agent

Alberto is a landmark signing for me as I've never had an American in FM. Has a lot of promise with high determination and a lot of pace at his disposal. Not quite there yet with finishing but can compose himself which could be a crucial factor. Rest of his technical game is bleak but I'd say Borisov will show him the ropes so to play second fiddle to him.

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Jesús Vaca - DM/M(C) - unattached free agent

Bolivian, established in their under 20 squad, this guy looks moderately well rounded and also is a stand out defensive midfielder in the team. Not the strongest nor fittest but could fill in that hole to potentially help us not leak goals as we have lately. Looks a right coup for us and with good youth facilities, he'll surely improve rapidly.

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Very, very soon after bringing in two new recruits, another embargo.

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QUARTER FINAL DRAW


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Must be the luck of the draw again, getting the weakest club in the quarter final. No offence Kotayk, but you do sit at the foot of the league.
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@Dan - Blame certainly lies on me but also my second choice 'keeper.

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MATCHDAY 6


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Nightmarish. Slender defeat to the league leaders and we actually had a good foothold in the game. SI must know it's approaching Halloween IRL because our goalkeepers are both producing horror shows lately; Yinkibarian fumbling an effort at the near post for an o.g....AFTER ONLY 25 SECONDS. We retorted positively, Pavlov almost stole the limelight in consecutive matches but the angle was too tight for him and ended in the side netting. If the task wasn't hard enough already, right back Poghosyan saw red moments after the restart, sinking us into a predicament. Not even Borisov could unstick us; going one on one but for a top drawer fingertip save by Vladimir Kovalev. Mr. Milk Carton (formerly known as Mkrtchyan) buried us further with his second yellow, leaving us with no full backs and no hope in coming back. What hurts the most is that Pyunik were far from their best and we had a good shot.
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MATCHDAY 7


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No full backs? No problem. A makeshift back four helped us to a rather fortunate win at Gandzasar. Attacking set pieces were a large part of their gameplan, Karen Poghosyan coming close twice from corners - firing narrowly over and forcing a solid stop from Yinkibarian. We were almost handed a gift when a backward header allowed Borisov in on goal but for a superb stop he was denied (lacking confidence too I've noticed). The focal point of the match came from 12 yards, Borisov shoved in the box to hand us a penalty and Narek Ghazaryan held his nerve to coolly finish. Could be a crucial win.
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QUARTER FINAL FIRST LEG (AWAY)


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Defensive frailty cost us again, but two away goals at Kotayk leaves us in a favourable position for the return leg. Alberto Ortiz started his first game in our white kit and came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half but denied from close range. Second half produced a lot more electricity but it was us who fell behind first, caught on the counter to allow Simonyan a way through. We weren't behind for long and Pavlov got us level before a proud moment seeing Ortiz belt one in from Eskedijan's cross to flip the scoreline. A bit of fortune about how the second was scored but no excuses for our high line to let Begoyan wriggle through, hitting the post but Simonyan tapping in the rebound for his second and what could be an exciting second leg. Surely we can't blow this at this early stage...

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Bad news for Eskedijan, out until November at the earliest.
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MATCHDAY 8


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Finding our rhythm again it seems, overturning Alashkert's lead to take the spoils. Another set piece made it stupidly easy for Sevak Ohanyan, a free kick went over everyone's head and into the feet of the striker to pracitcally hand them the lead on a silver platter. Trusty Borisov rubbished any criticisms of his recent performances to equalise with a proper poacher finish. Esoyan nearly allowed Alashkert to restore their lead but Ohanyan royally screwed up a one on one to blast wide. A melee in the area ended with Ghazaryan to fire us in front with twenty minutes left and Ortiz came off the bench and superbly turned his marker inside out before smashing one into the top corner. Watch out Borisov, Alberto has his eye on your place.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

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A month which started off rather awry to the champions, our performances certainly improved. Alberto Ortiz is being introduced slowly but two goals in two games is helping his case for stapling him in the first team sooner rather than later.

LEAGUE TABLE

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Bridging that gap between the top two, we now lie just two points off Shirak and are looking comfortable within the top half. Only, if only we could have done better against Pyunik.
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Talk about a wonderful start to the month. Our number one 'keeper gone for a while.

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MATCHDAY 9


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Didn't stop us from reaping the rewards against Erebuni, however not in the manner in which I would have liked. Lost not one, but two centre backs in the process - Asoyan first and then his replacement Barseghyan losing his head to get sent off on the hour. Despite a man disadvantage we remained calm and collected with left wing prodigy Malkhasyan contributing with a dribble and a finish away from Shevelev before Avetisyan blasted one in at the near post from a corner. Erebuni thwacked the crossbar late doors but revenge had been accomplished.

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Nice one, Ararat.
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Dear God, just sell the damn club. This is the third breakdown now.

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MATCHDAY 10


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Straightforward three points at the whipping boys of the division. Mikaelyan was architect and deliverer for the first, delivering the freekick which everyone came for, bounced back and had the simple task of placing the ball into an empty net. Kotayk were more bark than bite, offering precious little threat to our goalmouth and were hit with a counter, man of the match Mikaelyan sliding through Borisov who ran away and finished with power to seal it. A bizarre own goal from Milk Carton from a Kotayk cross with no Kotayk player in sight near him. Definitely a sour ending to his game.

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Way to paint me out as an "unremarkable" manager based on only 3 defeats in our last 20 matches.

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Lucky we have enough depth at centre back, but a real shame for Abramyan who is a serious look in for the main team at only 17.

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QUARTER FINAL SECOND LEG (HOME)


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Two games in four days against Kotayk, this one was more a free-for-all in the second leg of the cup to reach the semi finals. Our American hopeful Ortiz showed more great promise with a tight angle curler into the top corner in just eight minutes, while centre backs Hakobyan and Esoyan combined to head in our second before the break. Cheap defending, yet an exquisite solo run from Avakiants kept the tie alive but for Milk Carton redeeming himself for his error in the previous encounter to get a rare Banants goal. A safe passage through.

SEMI FINAL DRAW

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Another favourable draw, facing off against low hanging fruit Alashkert over two legs.
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MATCHDAY 11


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At long last, we finally beat Ararat in a league game. An even first half ended with a silky switch of play between Borisov, threading a ball through to Mikaelyan and nudging us in front. I had my critics about stand-in GK Harutyunyan in the past but wow was he in top form to gain man of the match, saving a crucial penalty and the rebound that followed to keep the scoreline in our favour. Borisov killed the game at the end, with help from a cross by Vaca. We continue to march on.

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Great Bananter, it really is.
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MATCHDAY 12


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Bitter end to October, edged out by the superiority of Shirak. Stats were on our side but the goal tally was not, leaving too many defensive gaps, thus allowing Yinkibarian and Tevosyan in for two simple goals. The response was positive with Karasev forcing a top stop from their keeper onto the bar before the live wire that is Mikaelyan banged one home to grab a foothold. With nothing clear cut created, Shirak were happy to control the game and end our winning streak.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

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Can't honestly fault this month, only losing to a well oiled machine in Shirak. Garnik Mikaelyan in flying form with three goals and an assist. Lot of rotation this month gave us a smorgasbord perspective of dexterity and potential within the Banants camp. Future looking quite bright.

LEAGUE TABLE

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The defeat topples us down to third again, but remain persistent with the big boys in the division. The annoying mosquito that are Ararat continue to match our results and only H2H keeps us ahead of them.
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MATCHDAY 13


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Gnashed out a solid draw to leaders Pyunik, perhaps missing out on the better result. Narek Barseghyan produced outstanding defensive work to win the majority of aerial battles to keep the home side frustrated. Pyunik had the best chance of the game, Hayk Koshoian completely unmarked in the box with a free header but headed onto the bar from six yards out. Six shots on target for us compared to their two but barely counted as half chances. Good result before the international break.
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Narek Ghazaryan instates himself in Armenia's national side with his first cap.

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MATCHDAY 14


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Disaster. Gandzasar took their chances while ours were unleavened. More static defending from set pieces allowed former Banants player Varazdat Simonyan to pump home despite Harutyunyan's best efforts. Second half was despondent getting caught too easily on counter attacks, both from our attacking set pieces. Davit Avagyan and Arsen Poghosyan set the grizzly's up for victory and now leaves us winless in our last three.
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MATCHDAY 15


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What the hell is going on at home? That's two defeats on the bounce now. Alashkert were second from bottom going into this and played the much better football, wiping out Jesús Vaca's deflected effort through a header by Sevak Ohanyan - the bastard who always seems to score against us. Of course the sleazebag scored a second to turn the game around to leave us in a panicky state. Alberto Ortiz rescued what was thought to be a point with Borisov's assistance but we were gravely mistaken. Straight from kickoff, Alashkert restored the lead with Hovhannisyan and to dig the knife further, centre back Ara Mkrtumyan finished it off. From five straight wins to a bumbling decline. This rut needs to end ASAP.
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MATCHDAY 16


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At least we secured something before a long winter break. Vaca and Ortiz both on the scoresheet once again in a one sided game for a change.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

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Definitely a contrast to October, back to back defeats for the first time managing Banants and costly defeats at that. Vaca and Ortiz providing the goals this month and seem to be settling in nicely in Eastern Europe.

LEAGUE TABLE

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Wow..this stung us hard in the table, tumbling down to fifth. While that may be the case, there are only five points between them. Pyunik and Shirak took some Ls, Ararat climbing up to second and Gandzasar coming out of nowhere at a blistering pace, winning six on the trot to leapfrog us. Such drama!
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FRIENDLIES

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Goal frenzies against some more obscure Turkish teams plus Ulisses of Armenia. Despite losing the first, bounced back with seventeen goals in only three games. Mikaelyan, Ghazaryan, Pavlov, Borisov and Ortiz helping themselves to perhaps boost confidence.

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One major casualty, our only natural left back could be out for a large chunk of the season. The milk has turned in his carton.

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...but it's not all hunky dory in the Banants camp. Karasev's underperforming has landed him in the B team until he recaptures his good form. Fair to assume that he went down kicking and screaming, plus turning the rest of the squad against me for it. Are we set to lose him next transfer window?

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Oh, here's a familiar sight..will this actually go through this time?

...something else happened this month too.






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Nation: Lithuania
Media Prediction (Odds): 1st/8 (5-2F)
Expectations: Title winners
Pros: Strongest team in the nation. Most league titles. A squad full of international experience. Could walk the league with the right manager.
Cons: Just had their 25 consecutive league title run ended by Suduva (yes, really). Board limiting transfer/wage budget.

RESULT:

...you'll find out next month.
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Sadly, I wasn't front runner and they went along with Darius Cesnulis instead. Slightly disappointed at that.

TRANSFERS

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Gained some profit, losing one of our fringe centre backs for 5 grand was a wise decision. Forgot to mention the fact that Ungureanu had his contract terminated, the 34 Romanian striker just couldn't score and with Ortiz now in plus taking up a degree of our wage budget, it made sense to ship him out.

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In contract news, delighted to see Mikaelyan commit for an extra year amid interest from Shirak.

YOUTH INTAKE

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You'd think I'd be relatively happy with two 3.5* PA in this year's youth intake but given our youth "excellence" in both recruitment and facility complexes, I'm very underwhelmed.

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Alexey Andryuschyenko - GK - youth intake

Doesn't have the wow factor in him at the moment nor a great height, but 14 reflexes has him on the right track. His physicals need serious work too.

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Finally to end on another cliffhanger. Takeover talks reignite for the FOURTH time. You can probably guess what happens next...

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Takeover collapses: 3 4
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MATCHDAY 17


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A near perfect performance to make struggling Kotayk a non-contest. Goalkeeping slip up allowed Malkhasyan a rare goal on the stroke of half time. Yinkibarian doesn't get too many assists but this was one to remember, booting it route one to Ortiz who slipped past his marker and delightfully finish in off the post. A perfect circle when it comes to shots on goal, Kotayk didn't manage a single one.
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Bad news for us, Karasev is actually going to play in our next game.

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MATCHDAY 18


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Daylight robbery. We'll rue this result without a shadow of a doubt. Sure, we may have missed key chances, sure we may have hit the woodwork once or twice and sure Ortiz missed a penalty on the half hour but we were definitely mugged off. Vladimir Stepanov was the criminal, not just by name but tapping in a cross was just obscene. Ortiz had a shocker, but Ararat goalkeeper Karen Hakobyan had a blinder with 8 saves during the game. Physically sick.

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Oh great, this is just what I need right now.

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He saw it from my point of view so the anvil above my head is removed....for now...
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MATCHDAY 19


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Destroyed by Shirak, putting me in exceedingly more danger than at the start of play. Three down at half time and looked so deflated compared to the beginning of the season, lacking so much confidence to what was an impressive home performance. Zurab Gorbachev broke up all our plays and capped off a stellar performance with Shirak's fourth. Alberto Ortiz recovered from his hiccup last game to give us something on the board, but a penalty converted by Tevosyan ensured a rout to a ring of boos coming from the away end.

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Karasev out for a similar length of time as Pavlov, meaning we've no league ready right winger.

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Can I survive another bullet?

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Not as lenient on this occasion, 9 points from 5 is doable. Only problem is we play Pyunik next.
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Definitely doable, the points target. Shame you missed out on the Zalgiris job.
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MATCHDAY 20


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No surprises here, we are so short of confidence at the moment. Arthur Nazaryan delivering twice, one straight from a free kick and the other from the spot, Esoyan at fault for it. Nazaryan would have made it a hattrick if not for Yinkibarian while our best effort came from Narek Ghazaryan who only somewhat tested the gloves of Kovalev as it was fired straight at him. Pressure continues to mount with now only four games to save my job here.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

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We've had awful luck, three consecutive defeats against tough opposition and one where we lucked out. Alberto Ortiz having a bipolar month, scoring in one game and AWOL the next. He's still only young and is keeping Borisov out of the selection.

LEAGUE TABLE

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I mean where do I begin? European football slipping through our fingers at an alarming rate, trailing an enormous eleven points off the top three. Finishing fourth ahead of Gandzasar may be our only hope. Challenging the top positions seems like a distant memory.
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MATCHDAY 21


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Possession pays dividends in what was an even game, but not on the scoreboard. 17 year old centre back Hakobyan had his eyes lit up with his first ever goal for the club, glancing in a header from Jesús Vaca. Eight minutes later it was two and a real contender for goal of the season; Ortiz dispossessing Gandzasar in the middle, running almost half the first before a rocket launcher of a finish ended in the top corner. Levon Avagyan kept it competitive with a headed in corner minutes into the second half, however man of the match Vaca piledrived in the third from outside the area. Three game losing streak wiped out, perhaps we'll see a revival.

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It caused Gandzasar's manager to lose his job too. Guess who's next on the chopping block?
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SEMI FINAL FIRST LEG (AWAY)


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The return of the Armenian cup saw us put one foot in the final with a crucial away goal. The game itself was pulsating - both sides hit the bar three times each. Anatoly Borisov produced the only net rustler, positioned at the half way line at the start of phase, made a superb off the ball run to connect with Narek Barseghyan's pass, dribbled his way to goal and tucked it under the keeper. A huge confidence boost.
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MATCHDAY 22


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Bewildered, I really am. Bossing the first half, it let to the pressure getting to Alashkert to concede early in the second, another defender bagging his first goal in the shape of Edgar Abramyan. We were hit with a sucker punch just four minutes later when Vardanyan belted one into the top corner. Mikaelyan found his way onto the scoresheet after a few blanks, hitting them on the counter to retake the lead. Alashkert had a secret weapon - Eduard Ghazaryan. Coming off the bench, he stunned us with two goals to hand the home side a shock advantage. The sad part was that I saw it coming. Guess Banants are reliant on the Armenian cup.

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..and it will have to be under someone else's management. The Armenian sources' story was true, I've been sacked. Harsh sacking with the second leg of the cup on the horizon and a potential final on the cards. Board weren't sticking around to second guess. I can only add that I'm frustrated, but not surprised. Another leg of the journey ends in blood, sweat and tears.

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