Armenia round-up: Yerevan overcome Ararat

Last year's Armenian Premier League runners-up, FC Spartak Yerevan, kicked-off the new season today with a 2-0 win over city rivals FC Ararat Yerevan.

Clean sheet
Aram Hakobian put Ararat in front after 25 minutes, while Andranik Zanazanian made sure of the points two minutes from time.

Kotaik victory
FC Kotaik lost 3-1 to FC Dinamo-2000 Yerevan. Gor Mirzakhanian's 63rd-minute strike for Kotaik briefly threatened a fightback at 2-1, but Gagik Avagian secured the result with a third for Dinamo in the 76th minute. Earlier Vahan Babayan and Hrachya Mikaelian had put the visitors in command.

Easy win
Last year's bottom club FC Lori were beaten 4-0 by FC Shirak with Henrik Badikian, Karen Aleksanian and Andranik Barikian, with two, scoring the goals.