Europa League: Vorskla lost to Arsenal and lost chances to play off

29.11.2018 23:48

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The match took place in Kyiv at the NSC "Olympic" in accordance with the relevant English Premier League clubs' meeting solution, UEFA. Arsenal, which secured one of the first two places after the fourth round, was able to act loosely. The Gunners won another victory in the tournament and deprived Vorskla of even a theoretical chance to qualify for the Europa League playoffs.

As part of the guests came to the game a lot of players who do not have a strong place in the main lineup. In the first minutes, "Vorskla" managed to conduct several attacks, which ended in blows, but the British managed to score. 18-year-old Smith-Rowe beat Shust from the middle distance after Nketia went to the penalty area of ​​Poltava, and Arthur failed to knock the ball out from under his feet. Then Ramsey realized the 11-meter, which he earned in the fight against Perduta, and finally another junior, 19-year-old Willock, made the score 0: 3, completing the counterattack of "Arsenal", which began with the pruning of the child.  

Vorskla footballers, stunned by this scenario, did not find the strength to change the course of the game, and the guests did not force events in the future. This victory was the first for Arsenal in Ukraine. In the previous five matches in the European Cup tournaments on Ukrainian soil, the Gunners have drawn only once, having suffered four defeats.

Europa League. Group Round. Group E. 5rd round

Vorskla (Ukraine) - Arsenal (England) - 0: 3 (0: 3)

Goals: Smith Rowe (11), Ramsey (27, on penalties), Willock (41).

Vorskla: Shust, Arthur, Chesnakov (k), Perdut, Dallku, Sapai (Kareka, 36), Sharpar, Sklyar, Child (Saki, 85), Kulach (Kane, 71), Kolomoets.

Substitutions: Tkachenko, Sergiychuk, Chizhov, Misyk.

Trainer: Vasily Sachko.

"Arsenal": Cech (k), Holding (Medley, 60), Liechtenner, Elnen, Maitland-Niles, Willock, Smith-Row, Nkietia, Hendusi (Gilmore, 77), Ramsey (Saka, 69), Jenkinson.

Substitutions: Martinez, Osay-Tutu, John-Jules, Mkhitaryan.

Trainer: Unai Emery.

Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland).

Booked: Sklyar (29), Sharpar (32), Kolomoyets (72) - Holding (53).

November 29. Kiev. NSC Olimpiiskyi

Karabakh (Azerbaijan) - Sporting (Portugal) - 1: 6 (1: 3)

Goals: Zubir (14) - Dost (5, from the penalty spot), Bruno Fernandes (20, 75), Nani (31), Diaby (65, 82).

Standings

6 round

13.12.2018

Arsenal (England) - Karabakh (Azerbaijan)

Sporting (Portugal) - Vorskla (Ukraine)