YEREVAN (Interstat) — Substitute Vyacheslav Afyan scored in the 70th minute to lift BKMA to a 2-1 victory over West Armenia on Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Week 26 of the Armenian Premier League at Yerevan Football Academy.

Zakhar Tarasenko put West Armenia ahead in the 18th minute. The 6-foot attacker from Gatchina, Russia, played 89 minutes after entering in the first minute and received a yellow card in the 39th minute. Afyan, who entered at halftime and played 44 minutes, netted the equalizer.

BKMA improved to 3-2-1 in all competitions, while West Armenia fell to 2-3-1. Other yellow cards went to BKMA’s Argishti Petrosyan in the 34th minute and West Armenia’s Mikhail Strelnik in the 44th.

The result avenged BKMA’s 4-1 loss at West Armenia on March 14. Both teams had played Saturday, with BKMA losing 2-0 to Pyunik and West Armenia beating Van 2-1.