On October 23, after FC Ulysses – FC Pyunik match the head coach of Armenian squad Vardan Minasyan stated that Armenia-Yemen friendly is scheduled for November 17.

However, today he announced that the match will not take place.

“Football players of FC Pyunik had to get ready for the match. However, many of them are too tired after long season and have injuries. Roman Berezovsky and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not mange to join the team as well. Therefore, we think it is better to play in February to get ready for a crucial match with Russia,” he said.