YEREVAN (Interstat) — Urartu defeated Gandzasar 3-0 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in an Armenian Premier League match at Junior Sports Stadium. Miguel Cardoso opened the scoring in the 17th minute, Sergio Pereira added a goal in the 19th, and Arman Ghazaryan capped the first-half outburst in the 33rd. The visitors led 3-0 at halftime. Cardoso finished with one goal in 83 minutes. Urartu improved to 3-3-2 in the competition and across all competitions, while Gandzasar dropped to 1-7 in the league and overall. The match featured eight yellow cards. Vladyslav Veremeev was cautioned in the third minute for Urartu. Gandzasar’s Bertrand Mani was booked in the 47th, Urartu’s Levon Bashoyan in the 54th, Gandzasar’s Artur Mikhayelyan in the 56th, Gandzasar’s Dean Titkov in the 74th, Urartu’s Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk in the 75th, Gandzasar’s Ethan Lizalda in the 82nd and Urartu’s Alef Santos in the 85th. Urartu, which lost 3-0 to Noah in its previous league match, next faces Ararat on Oct. 10. Gandzasar, which lost 2-0 to Ararat, next visits Van on Oct. 10.