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54 min: This has suddenly become an excellent game and Arsenal are denied an opening goal but an excellent block from Pinto! Guendouzi nutmegs Petrovic on the left side of Sporting’s box, pulls a brilliant low cross to Welbeck, who sweeps it goalwards. The ball ricochets off Pinto’s heel and wide. That was a certain goal before Pinto’s intervention.
51 min: Yellow card for Mkhitaryan, who got on the wrong side of Petrovic in midfield, and blatantly tripped the Sporting No 23. From the free-kick, Acuna swings it in, Coates climbs above Holding and the ball hits the Arsenal defender on the wrist. The ball falls kindly for Leno as Sporting’s fans go mad! Another penalty decision goes against the home side.
Written by Michael Butler
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/oct/25/sporting-v-arsenal-europa-league-live under the title “Sporting v Arsenal: Europa League – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
