Score Draw




Yesterday Arsenal played Kryvbas and as usual it was a draw, although this time there were a few goals at least.


Arsenal had most of the play in both halves of the match, but looked a little lightweight up front. vovo Lisi aka Volodymyr Lysenko scored in the 4oth minute to put Arsenal ahead and we were ecstatic, as we were so shocked that a goal had been scored in this fixture. That shocked that Ewig made me take a picture of the scoreboard to prove it wasn't an optical illusion. The lead was short lived though, as Arsenal scored just before half-time and then just as the second half started Kryvbas equalised through a goal that took a wicked deflection and looped over Reva's head into the goal.


Arsenal really should have won this game, as the midfield totally outplayed Kryvbas and they managed to hit the inside of the post and the crossbar. However, on several ocassions they were guilty of trying to walk the ball into the net and midfield breakaways ended in nothing as there was nobody in the centre to finish it off. It looks like Vovo Lisi will be the main striker this season, but I can't see him getting 20 goals. Now that Evgen Seleznev has gone back to Shakhtar and Jose is out injured it is imperative that they find someone who can take more of their chances.


Mandzyuk had a really good match, but man of the match for me was Zakarlyuka. The ex-CSKA legend who rolled back the years in midfield. He was joined by another CSKA legend on the pitch when Kryvbas made a late substitution to bring Kostyshin on. It was good to see these 2 great players on the pitch and that they were still friends after all these years.
Photos:
Top: Action from the second half
Middle: Arsenal celebrate scoring
Bottom: Proof that a goal was scored in this fixture, unfortunately it was later cancelled out

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