After the second leg of the UEFA Conference League first qualifying round between Pyunik and Tre Fiori, Pyunik head coach Yeghishe Melikyan assessed the team’s performance and touched upon a number of important issues during the post-match press conference.

 “I want to apologize for the away game.I lost the away game, but my boys won the home one. After the defeat, I demanded an aggressive game, and I think the team accomplished that task. I don’t think it was an exaggeration. We know that our next opponent is a serious one, now we have time to analyze the situation and prepare for the next match,” Melikyan noted.

Referring to the cooperation between Noubissi and Otubanjo, he said: “Both of them are good footballers. This was their first official game together. In some moments, they cooperated well, in other moments, they didn’t. That’s what I mean when I say that the team is not yet fully ready. We need time, we need games for stronger cooperation.”

 Melikyan also spoke about the relations in the team. “There is a friendly and healthy atmosphere in our team.”

Speaking about the team’s tactics and psychological state, Melikyan noted: “Football doesn’t like relaxing during the game. I wanted it to be a game full of goals. That defeat tormented me for five days. After five days, we scored five goals today.”