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YEREVAN, AUGUST 7, ARMENPRESS. The goal scored by the forward of the Armenian National Football Team and Spartak Moscow Yura Movsisyan in the match against Kuban Krasnodar was declared the best goal of the fourth tour of the Russian Premier League.
As reports "Armenpress" leading Russian sport website Sportbox.ru conducted polls to determine the best goal of the tour. In accordance with the results of the polls Yura Movsisyan’s goal was declared the best goal of the tour. Yura Movsisyan received 73 percent of the votes.
Movsisyan completed a move to Spartak Moscow on 8 December 2012 for a reported €7.5 million and signed a contract for 4.5 years with a salary of €1.5 million a year. He is the 7th most expensive transfer in Spartak history. On 10 March 2013, Movsisyan made his debut for the new club in a home game against Terek Grozny. Movsisyan had an immediate impact by scoring a hat-trick, leading to Spartak victory 3-1. This was the first hat-trick Movsisyan scored in his career and he became the first Spartak player to score a hat-trick in their debut. His next goal came in a 2:0 home victory over Amkar Perm. Movsisiyan then received an injury in a 2:2 derby against CSKA moscow and missed the next 3 games. At the end of the season his team finished 4th which means they have qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League. Next season started perfectly for Yura, he scored a goal in the first match of the season from a penalty, in a 2:1 victory over Kryliya Sovetov.
Movsisyan originally stated that his goal was to gain American citizenship and join the United States national team. However, on 9 August 2010, he joined the Armenia national team and made his debut in a friendly against Iran on 11 August 2010. He was one of the most prolific strikers in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, netting in 4 goals and assisting in 5 others.