{"id":9436,"date":"2024-04-10T11:22:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T10:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/?p=9436"},"modified":"2024-04-13T06:53:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T05:53:51","slug":"arsenal-feel-robbed-but-all-to-play-for-in-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goonerholicsforever.com\/?p=9436","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal feel robbed but all to play for in Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a id=\"o0Y_ZM6xSEJ1l6czLvUbcg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2144482930\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'o0Y_ZM6xSEJ1l6czLvUbcg',sig:'8cbYDR_Oco5SdMqr-W8MH0xjf5-8OSJIaqNrEQRcYEo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2144482930',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async=\"\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a distinct buzz around Holloway yesterday evening as the Arsenal faithful walked up to the Emirates stadium. As we entered the ground it seemed very strange seeing red and white in the away end. The home crowd were very loud and passionate. \u201cNorth London Forever\u201d rang out into the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team were unchanged from Brighton except at left back where Kiwior came in for Zinchenko. There were a few muttering around me that they\u2019d have preferred Tomiyasu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Rice, Jorginho, \u01fedegaard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The referee was Glen Nyborg from Sweden, handling only his sixth CL game and his first knock out game. He was to have a significant impact. Familiar faces were all around on the Bayern side, Kane, Dier (both roundly booed all night), Leroy Sane, Manuel Neuer <em>inter alia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very early on (8<sup>th<\/sup> minute), Alphonso Davies picked up possibly a harsh yellow card following a heavy tackle on Saka. He will now miss the next leg next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We opened the scoring with a wonderful goal from Saka. \u01fedegaard to Saka, to Havertz to White who played an excellent pass in the area to Bukayo. Taking barely a touch, he curled the ball into the far corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arsenal 1-0 Bayern Munich (Saka 11)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 16 minutes, White was laid in and had a clear shot at Neuer. Unfortunately he hit it straight at him. Arteta afterwards said this was a \u201ccritical moment in the game\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were in complete control. But just following this we let in one of those goals we were so familiar with in 2023, but thought we had eliminated in 2024. The ball was punted forward from the Bayern penalty area. It looked easy for Gabriel, but Raya had rushed forward to within 10 yards of the half way line. This seemed to throw Gabriel who, denied the simple pass back to his goalkeeper, tried to find Kiwior ahead of him. He slipped slightly, causing the ball to miss Kiwior and gave the ball away to Sane. He played a great ball to Goretska who slipped it to Gnabry who scored. An awful goal to give away. What was Raya doing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arsenal 1-1 Bayern Munich (Gnabry 18)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kiwior had been having a hard time against the electric Sane. On the half hour he was tight against Sane on the touchline on the halfway line. He was rolled and Sane was away. He ran into the box where he was eventually tripped by Saliba. A clear penalty. In the CL you get punished for losing the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arsenal 1-2 Bayern Munich (Kane, pen, 33 minutes)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We haven\u2019t been in this situation for a long time. And it almost got worse. Counterattacking again, Sane was left unopposed to run into our half. \u01fedegaard slowed him down just enough for Ben White to make a magnificent saving tackle in the box. A big moment. We were staring 3-1 in the face. What had happened to our impregnable defence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HT Arsenal 1-2 Bayern Munich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At half time, the beleaguered Kiwior was swapped for Zinchenko. Still no Tomi (in retrospect this was a good move when we had to chase the game). On 54 mins, Kane threw an elbow at Gabriel and hit him in the jaw. He was given a yellow card, but for me it was a straight red. The referee bottled sending off the England Captain. He looked around to size up where Gabi was, didn\u2019t jump (so no need for leverage) and made hard contact to the face. VAR was finishing his half time coffee and had nothing to say. But it was an indication that perhaps this game was too big for this ref.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 65 minutes the subs began. Amazingly, for me, Sane was hooked for Comen. He had been their best player and didn\u2019t look injured. For us Jesus and Trossard came on for Martinelli and Jorginho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Straight after the subs, Raya seemed to take a goal kick to Gabriel, who picked it up and put it back on the six yard line. Bayern players screamed for a penalty. I don\u2019t know, but it was possibly another indication of a lack of focus in our defence. Anyway, nothing given, play on, not even mentioned by the TNT commentators. On 68 minutes the excellent Gnabry limped off with a possible hamstring injury. Let\u2019s hope it keeps him out of next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal pushed forward. The crowd roared them on. Bayern players flopped to the ground at every opportunity, slowing the game down. On 76 minutes the ball went to Jesus, five yards outside the area. He jinked left and right, drove into the area and made a perfect square ball to Trossard who swept it first time into the corner of the net. A brilliant goal, made by the subs combining. Chaos in the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arsenal 2-2 Bayern (Trossard 76)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More subs. Partey on for Havertz (who had an excellent linking game). Five minutes of added on time. Our hearts stopped as we went past 90 mins as Musiali got to the byline, and cut it back. Coman made a great run, flicked it goalwards, it went through Raya\u2019s legs and hit the post! Phew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so to the most controversial moment of the game. First \u01fedegaard was flattened by Davies just outside the box. No foul given. Then, from a great vertical ball from Partey, Saka was in the area and running at Neuer. He went down from the goalkeepers challenge. 60,000 throats screamed for a penalty. Rio Ferdinand (no friend of Arsenal) was sure it was a penalty. So did Martin Keown. So, from row 9, most assuredly did I. Neuer clearly moved his right leg towards Saka and made contact. Nothing given. Full time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FT Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the cold light of day, that penalty is given 8\/10 times. Make that 10\/10 for Harry Kane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we scored two great goals, conceded two silly goals and had the character to come back from a losing position. We will learn from this. Bayern were very good. It was a great game. But there is all to play for in the second leg. We can beat them over there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embed from Getty Images There was a distinct buzz around Holloway yesterday evening as the Arsenal faithful walked up to the Emirates stadium. As we entered the ground it seemed very strange seeing red and white in the away end. 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