Europa League - penalty shootout lost to Sporting Lisbon and Arsenal knocked out

2023-03-17 09:22

Europa League - penalty shootout lost to Sporting Lisbon and Arsenal knocked out


In the second round of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League round of 16, there was a battle for focus. The "Gunner" Arsenal, who was sitting at the Emirates Stadium, scored a goal with Xhaka, but was equalized by his opponent. When the game entered a more brutal penalty shootout, Arteta's team lost to Sporting Lisbon and was eventually eliminated by their opponents and stopped in the Europa League round of 16.


From the beginning of the campaign to the 7th minute, Arsenal had an injury problem. Takehiro Tomiyasu was strained while defending. After treatment, he still could not persist, and Ben White came on as a substitute.


In the 13th minute, Sporting made a counterattack. Trincon met the ball from the right side of the front court and then scored at the top of the arc of the penalty area and then shot, but the ball went wide. Three minutes later, Nelson made a cross from the right side of the front court, and Jesus was resolved by the opponent's goalkeeper after responding from the back point. In the 19th minute, Martinelli received a long pass from the left side of the front court and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Xhaka immediately scored a supplementary shot to help Arsenal take the lead 1-0.


In the 21st minute, Saliba was injured, so Holding was substituted. In the 28th minute, Arsenal got a corner kick from the left, and Martinelli's goal from a small angle on the left was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper. In the 38th minute, Nelson split from the top of the arc, and Ben White, who was on the right, attempted a cross and was cleared by the defender.


In the 41st minute, Saint-Just took the ball from the center of the front court to the top of the arc and took a long shot, but the ball was kicked high. In stoppage time, Ugarte also missed a long shot from outside the penalty area.


In the 49th minute of the second half, Edwards made a cross to the middle, and Goncalves took a long shot but it was higher. In the 62nd minute, Arsenal lost the ball while passing the ball near the midfield. Goncalves made a slight adjustment after receiving the ball and scored a lob to help Sporting Portugal equalize the score 1-1.


In the 78th minute, Vieira took a free kick and shot directly, but the ball was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. In stoppage time in the second half of the battle, the two sides still failed to score, allowing the game to enter overtime.


Martinez's penalty was saved


At the beginning of extra time, Arsenal completed a steal in the frontcourt. Ben White met the ball on the right side of the penalty area and sent a through ball, but Vieira was unable to create a crisis in time. In the 106th minute, Saka made a cross from the right side of the front court, and Thomas responded with a long shot but missed it. In the 117th minute, Gabriel took a free kick from the left but was bravely saved by the opponent's goalkeeper. Subsequently, Ugarte was sent off for accumulating two yellow cards for fouls, allowing Arsenal to gain a numerical advantage.


However, the two sides still could not decide the winner in overtime, so the game entered a more brutal penalty shootout. In the first round, Saint-Just and Odegaard both scored goals, and the score was 1-1. In the second round, Esguio hit the goal, and Saka also tricked the opponent's goalkeeper to score, turning the score into 2-2.


In the third round, when Ignacio took the penalty, the ball was thrown by Ramsdale and still flew into the net, and Trossard's shot also hit, and the two sides drew again 3-3. In the fourth round, Arthur Gomez took the penalty and scored, while Martinez was saved, allowing Sporting Lisbon to achieve a 4-3 lead.


In the fifth round, Nuno Santos scored a goal. In the end, Arsenal was upset at home and eliminated by Sporting Lisbon.