Vitoria Guimaraes 1-1 Arsenal, A Late Goal Fails the Gunners’ Victory

DBasia.news –  Vitoria Guimaraes vs Arsenal is the opening match of Matchday 4 Europa League, Wednesday (11/06/2019) or Thursday morning hrs. An injury-time goal made Vitoria Guimaraes v Arsenal match ended in a 1-1 draw. A goal came from Shkodran which was then returned by Bruno Duarte at the end of the match.

Unai Emery chose to give flying hours to young Arsenal players. Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka are believed to suppress Vitoria’s defense.

As a result, Arsenal appear depressed in the first round. The Gunners only fired two shots. Meanwhile, Vitoria created 10 opportunities. Unfortunately, nothing bears a goal.

Arsenal grabbed the first chance in the 3rd minute. Kieran Tierney releases a dangerous cross into the penalty box. However, Bukayo Saka who tried to welcome the ball late.

Vitoria responded five minutes later. Davidson fired long-range who still hit the goalpost.

The host increasingly excited about scoring goals. Entering the 19th minute, Vitoria again got a chance from the action of Edmond Tapsoba. However, Emiliano Martinez could still save the ball from Tapsoba’s header.

Four minutes before halftime, Lucas Evangelista tried to open fire from far away. However, these efforts are still not on target. Both teams played equally 0-0 in the first round.

Arsenal tried to keep up with Vitoria in the second half. The Gunners created an opportunity in the 63rd minute through the movement of Nicolas Pepe from the left-wing. However, Shkodran Mustafi as the intended player could not finish the opportunity to become a goal.

Arsenal continued to increase aggressiveness by playing Alexandre Lacazette and Lucas Torreira. The result, the Gunners’ game becomes more varied.

The long-awaited goal finally came in the 80th minute. Arsenal scored through Mustafi’s header utilizing Pepe’s free-kick.

Despite being left behind, Vitoria’s enthusiasm was even more burning. The host was finally able to equalize in the second half of extra time after Bruno Duarte’s acrobatic shot into Martinez’s goal.

The draw makes Arsenal move forward to the next round is still a question mark. Now, the Gunners pack 10 points from four matches.