We had been crushed 1-0 at residence to Shakhtar Donetsk within the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday afternoon.

Valentyn Halonskyi gave the guests an early lead within the 14th minute, and our under-19s had been unable to search out an equaliser.

WHAT HAPPENED

Within the third minute, Ismeal Kabia was performed in behind by Josh Nichols and was introduced down within the 18-yard field, however no penalty was given.

That transfer led to a nook, from which Maldini Kacurri headed straight at Rostyslav Bahlai.

Shakhtar then went forward as a cross from Vladyslav Tyutyunov was flicked into the again of the web by Halonskyi.

Firstly of the second half, Kabia went on an ideal run down the left and glided previous the Shakhtar defence earlier than laying it off to Harrison Dudziak, whose effort was deflected away.

Shakhtar had a possibility to double their lead with simply over quarter-hour to go as Denys Smetana struck vast from 20 yards out.

Michal Rosiak had a free-kick deflected into Louis Zecevic-John’s path, however he was unable to get sufficient contact on the ball as we pushed for a late equaliser.

Brando Bailey-Joseph did nicely to cut previous the Shakhtar defence within the dying embers, however his cross to the again put up wasn’t met by anybody in purple and white.

Substitute Marli Salmon then had a shot from 25 yards that went nicely vast of the put up.

Rosiak fizzed a ball to Zecevic-John and he set it up for Dan Casey simply exterior the field, however his effort was held by the goalkeeper.

Within the eighth minute of added time, Vasyl Bundash was despatched off for a second yellow card as Shakhtar had been decreased to 10 males.

WHAT IT MEANS

With three factors from three video games, we’re twenty seventh within the Youth League forward of our matches in opposition to Inter Milan, Sporting Lisbon and AS Monaco.

WHAT’S NEXT

Our under-18s head to Norwich seeking to proceed their unbeaten begin to the U18 Premier League South season. We’re not in Youth League motion once more till November 6, once we journey to Inter Milan.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Setford, Clarke (Salmon 66), Kacurri, Heaven, Nichols (Zecevic-John 80), Copley (Casey 59), Rosiak, Dudziak, Kabia, Harriman-Annous, Ferdinand (Bailey-Joseph 59).

Substitutes (not used): Martin Nygaard, Forde, Ismail, Lannin-Candy, Ibrahim.

Shakhtar Donetsk XI: Bahlai, Drozd, Bashmarin, Kostyuk, Oharkov, Bundash, Tyutyunov (Tryfanenko 73), Smetana, Tsukanov (Strilchuk 90+2), Halonskyi, Lomaha (Petruk 73).

Substitutes (not used): Nedozymovannyi, Sheleketa, Reshetnikov, Mylokost, Kostrytsia, Davydenko.