YEREVAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. The final meeting of the 2007 football cup tournament of Armenia will take place on May 9 at the Republic sports ground. The rival teams, Banants and Ararat, will compete with one other for the honourary prize for the first time. Ararat entered the final stage for the 6th time, and Banants for the 4th time. Banants is the 1st cup winner of Armenia (1992). Banants was defeated by Mika with a score of 0:1 at the final stage in 2003, and by Pyunik (with 11-meter penalty kichs) in 2004. Ararat won in 4 of 5 finals (in 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997). The team was defeated by Mika in 2001, with a number of 11-meter kicks.

---