Karem Zoabi Starts as Torreense Beats Ararat-Armenia 3–2

Israeli forward Karem Zoabi started for Torreense as the Portuguese club beat Ararat-Armenia 3–2 in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, November 5. Two goals in second-half stoppage time overturned the visitors’ lead at Estádio Municipal de Leiria, Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, in Leiria, Portugal. The match was part of the competition’s league phase. Zoabi wore number 19 and played the opening 36 minutes before Musa Drammeh replaced him. Jorge Aguirre had put Torreense ahead in the 13th minute, but his dismissal in the 22nd left the home side a player short. Karen Muradyan equalized for Ararat-Armenia in the 41st minute. Bruno Wilson gave the Armenian club a 2–1 lead in the 58th minute. The visitors also lost a player when goalkeeper João Bravim was sent off in the 76th. Javi Vázquez brought Torreense level in the third minute of added time, before Drammeh, Zoabi’s replacement, scored the winner in the fifth minute of added time. The result left Torreense with six points from four matches. UEFA’s table placed the club 19th with a goal difference of minus 2, while Ararat-Armenia stood 36th with no points and a goal difference of minus 10 from four games. UEFA listed João Nuno as Torreense’s coach and Tulipa as the visiting side’s coach.