YEREVAN (Interstat) — Ararat-Armenia defeated visiting Noah 2-1 on Monday at Yerevan Football Academy, relying on Sandro Lima’s ninth-minute goal and protecting the lead after Marko Lazetic scored late for Noah. Lima put the home side ahead early, and Lazetic pulled the visitors within one in the 81st minute. Both Lima and Lazetic played the full 90 minutes. Noah made a 32nd-minute substitution involving Costache V. The match grew physical, with Noah receiving yellow cards in the 40th, 47th, 55th, 60th and 70th minutes, Ararat-Armenia drawing yellow cards in the 76th minute and in the sixth minute of stoppage time, and Noah’s Saintini N. was sent off in the 90th. Noah pushed for an equalizer after Lazetic’s goal but could not find a second before the final whistle. Ararat-Armenia is now 8-1-2 in this competition and 9-3-2 across all competitions. Noah is 1-1-1 in this competition and 1-1-2 across all competitions.