Our younger Gunners have been narrowly crushed by West Ham United on Saturday morning.
Despite taking the lead twice throughout an entertaining contest, the guests struck from the spot in stoppage time to say all three factors.
WHAT HAPPENED
We couldn’t have requested for a greater begin. A mistake from West Ham goalkeeper (*3*) Awesu gifted us an early alternative, and Bowen Phillips capitalised brilliantly, lobbing the ball dwelling from 25 yards.
We almost doubled our benefit quickly after, when Louis (*18*) John slipped a go by means of to Saurup Sampang, however his effort was properly saved and pushed huge.
West Ham, nevertheless, drew degree in opposition to the run of play. Lewis Beckford drove into the field and fired a shot that took a deflection off considered one of our defenders, fallacious-footing Lupinski and discovering the online.
Our response was quick. Just minutes later, Sampang produced a second of particular person brilliance, weaving previous three defenders earlier than driving into the field and calmly slotting his shot into the underside nook to revive our lead.
But the guests struck once more in first-half stoppage time. A unfastened go allowed Connor Brooks to surge ahead, and he finally discovered Chuk Obi, who made no mistake from shut vary.
Shortly after the hour mark, West Ham took the lead for the primary time. An extended throw from Brooks brought on issues within the field, and the ball ricocheted off Andre Dike’s hip and into the online.
We continued to push and have been rewarded eight minutes from time. (*18*) John was introduced down within the space, and the ahead picked himself as much as confidently convert the penalty. In the aftermath, Callum Leacock was proven a pink card for dissent.
Deep into added time, West Ham have been awarded a penalty of their very own after Dike was fouled within the field, and he stepped as much as convert, sealing a late victory for the guests.
WHAT IT MEANS
The consequence leaves us on 28 factors from 23 video games.
WHAT’S NEXT
Our underneath-18s return to motion on Tuesday, April 28, once we host Crystal Palace.
Kick-off on the Sobha Realty Training Centre is scheduled for 12pm (UK time).
TEAM NEWS
Arsenal XI: Lupinski, Sampang, Owusu-Gyasi (Purdy, 71), Mbala, Abubakar,, Murisa, Hashi, Nwaneri (Arteta, 62), (*5*) (*18*) John, Thompson (van der Straaten, 72), Phillips ((*5*), 55).
Subs unused: Talbot
West Ham United XI: Awesu, Leacock, Brooks, Scanlon (Medine, 61), Smith, Morris-Agyemang, Longman (Thomas, 67), Dike, Balogun (Kerr, 61), Beckford (Omotoye, 83), Obi
Subs unused: Goodger
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