DBasia.news – Arsenal failed to gain full points when facing Crystal Palace in the continued match of the English League at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday (10/27) night Western Indonesian Time. Had two goals ahead, the Gunners had to settle for a draw.
The Gunners step on the gas as soon as the whistle sounds. The host two goals in 10 minutes. Sokratis Papastathopoulos opened the scoring in the 7th minute after utilizing Granit Xhaka’s pass.
Two minutes later, David Luiz doubled Arsenal’s lead after his header which made use of Alexandre Lacazette’s pass was unable to be blocked by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.
31 minutes, Palace replied. Starting from the fall of Wilfried Zaha in the Arsenal penalty box, the referee had given a yellow card because he considered himself diving. However, after reviewing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) program, it appears that Zaha was violated by Calum Chambers.
Penalties were awarded, and Luka Milivojevic who advanced as executor successfully deceived Bernd Leno.
In the second half, Palace played more fun. The result, Jordan Ayew, equalized on 52 minutes. He succeeded in continuing James McArthur’s cross. Score 2-2 draw.
Arsenal had scored again in 83 minutes through Sokratis. However, the referee annulled the goal, because Milivojevic was fouled before the goal. The final score remains 2-2.