ARMAVIR, Armenia (Interstat) — Yusuf Otubanjo scored in the eighth minute and Gor Manvelyan answered in the 84th minute as Pyunik and Noah played to a 1-1 draw Sunday in an Armenian Premier League match at Kotaik Stadium.

Otubanjo, a 5-foot-9, 154-pound attacker from Ijebu Ode, Nigeria, entered as a substitute in the 44th minute and quickly found the net for Pyunik. He was substituted on just before halftime and scored within two minutes of his arrival. The goal was his first of the match.

Manvelyan, a 5-foot-10 substitute from Stepanakert, France, came on in the 72nd minute for Noah and equalized in the 84th minute. His goal canceled out Pyunik’s early advantage and secured a point for the home side.

The match featured three yellow cards. Pyunik’s Juan David Bravo Padilla was booked in the 38th minute and James Santos das Neves received a yellow in the 70th minute. Noah’s Vaspurak Minasyan was cautioned in the 48th minute.

The draw moved Pyunik’s league record to 14 wins, five losses and three draws. Across all competitions, Pyunik stands at 19 wins, eight losses and three draws. Noah’s league record now stands at 10 wins, six losses and six draws. In all competitions, Noah holds 22 wins, 12 losses and eight draws.

Sunday’s result marked the fourth meeting between the two sides this season. In the most recent head-to-head games, Pyunik defeated Noah 2-0 on March 14, 2026, and Noah beat Pyunik 2-1 on March 5, 2026. In the earlier matchup this season, Noah won 3-1 on Sept. 14, 2025.

Pyunik entered the match on a two-game winning streak. They defeated BKMA 2-0 on May 2 and Urartu 2-1 on April 23. Before that, they lost 1-0 to Ararat on April 18, lost 2-0 to Ararat-Armenia on April 11, and beat Ararat 6-3 on April 8. Other recent results include a 1-0 win over Alashkert on March 15, a 2-0 win over Noah on March 14, a 3-0 win over Shirak on March 9 and a 2-1 loss to Noah on March 5.

Noah came into the match after a 2-0 loss to Ararat-Armenia on May 2 and a 0-0 draw with Ararat-Armenia FA on April 29. They drew 1-1 with Alashkert on April 25, beat Van 2-0 on April 20, defeated Ararat-Armenia FA 1-0 on April 16, and beat Gandzasar 3-0 on April 10. Other recent results include wins over Yerevan 2-0 on April 5, Shirak 3-0 on March 22, a 4-3 loss to Van on March 21, a 2-2 draw with West Armenia on March 18 and a 2-0 win over Shirak on March 16.

Pyunik’s next match is Wednesday at Ararat-Armenia in the Armenian First League. Noah plays Wednesday at Gandzasar, followed by a match at Urartu on May 14, then home against Ararat on May 19. The two sides will meet again on May 23 when Noah travels to Pyunik in the Armenian First League.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Noah 1, Pyunik 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Pyunik a 51.60 percent probability to win.