PSV and Arsenal gave football fans a great game this Wednesday despite nothing being played in the last match of the Group B phase. Both were already classified before the ball was rolled, PSV as second and the ‘Gunners’ as first, but they didn’t give up anything and fought for the win until the last breath in a match full of alternations and scoring chances in both areas.
Nketiah, for Arsenal, and Vertessen, for PSV, They were the scorers in a vibrant match where there were up to three goals and many scoring opportunities. Given the spectacle and the performances of both, the draw is a fair result, although the hosts, especially in the first half, were more dominant, although the Gunners’ punch did damage as well.
PSV came out in command, with a well-worked territorial control against an Arsenal that had a hard time entering the duel, huddling and seeing how the locals had the ball and generated more danger.
Like this in minute 6 Pepi had the first clear for the Dutch, but he sent the ball into the clouds, wasting a great collective counterattack. A double occasion then Pepi had it and then Tilmar, testing goalkeeper Ramsdale in the first breath.
PSV wanted to score early and wanted to score early and had a couple of options to beat the English goalkeeper. The clearest in the 19th minute when the palo spit out a good shot from Vertessen to have advanced to the locals. And three minutes later Bakayokoanother of the notables, invented a poisoned left foot that did not go in by a miracle.
Little by little, Arsenal took the game to their own ground and after half an hour they began to scare in attack. Elneny warned with another stick, the second of the afternoon, with a great shot that crashed against the post. And curiously, although PSV had dominated almost the entire first half, the visitors’ effectiveness made the Arsenal went into the break with an advantage. In the 42nd minute Nketiah, after a luxury uncheck, culminated a great collective play by the entire English attacking line with a tight shot to make it 0-1. Before finishing the first part Bakayoko He was able to tie things up again but the English goalkeeper flew in to preserve his team’s advantage.
After the break, PSV came out biting, desperately seeking a draw against a temporizing Arsenal. Already in 47′ Vertessen warned that he wanted to wet and he did it three minutes later.
A great con that opened the immeasurable Tilmanseconded Pepi and Vertessen culminated, placing 1-1 in the light. Just because of what was being seen about the ‘green’.
The second half was synonymous with alternations in both areas with two dedicated teams, eager to please, especially the less common players, since they had nothing at stake at the qualifying level. Nelson (65′) for Arsenal, and Saibari, With a shot that hit the post for PSV (66′), they scored the second goal. Victory could fall to both sides in a beautiful back-and-forth duel.
Already at the edge of regulatory time, Til had the triumph for the locals, but he did not know how to define his counter effectively despite having faced everything. And Arsenal also scored although his goal was disallowed for offside. Already on the bell, Trossard had victory in his boots for the Gunners but his point-blank shot was repelled by a great Benitez, leaving the result at 1-1 after a great match between the Dutch and English. They had nothing at stake but they left the flag high.
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2023-12-12 22:20:45
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