Sporting Braga vs Arsenal 2-0 Highlights Goals Videos 23 November 2010
Arsenal conceded two goals in the final seven minutes as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at Sporting Braga which leaves them with work to do to reach the Champions league knockout stages.
The Gunners went into the game knowing that a draw would ensure progress and they made a bright start, however, eight minutes in Moises headed well over as he met a Luis Aguiar free-kick in from the left.
Arsenal then started to enjoy the better of the possession without being able to carve out any clear chances, before on the half-hour mark Cesc Fabregas lofted a 20-yard free-kick tamely towards goal and Felipe turned it over for a corner.
A few minutes later keeper Felipe timed his advance perfectly to take the ball off Theo Walcott's toes as the England man charged clear.
A dismal first 45 minutes ended with Walcott firing well wide after being played in by a cute flicked pass over the defence from Nicklas Bendtner.
The second half failed to sparkle in the opening minutes, but just past the hour mark Luis Aguiar latched on to a weak defensive header from Sebastien Squillaci and belted his shot just wide of goal from the edge of the area.
Twenty minutes from Fabregas suffered a recurrence of a hamstring problem and was forced off and soon after Carlos Vela entered the fray and thought he had won a penalty, only to be one of eight players booked in the game.
Braga then made the late breakthrough after the Gunners were reduced to ten men after Emmanuel Eboue was stretchered off.
A long ball over the top played in Matheus and he placed a left-foot shot wide of the advancing Fabianski.
The same player added an even better second in stoppage time, picked up the ball just inside his own half, racing through, beating a defender and lashing a left-foot shot past Fabianski and in off the underside of the bar.
The Gunners went into the game knowing that a draw would ensure progress and they made a bright start, however, eight minutes in Moises headed well over as he met a Luis Aguiar free-kick in from the left.
Arsenal then started to enjoy the better of the possession without being able to carve out any clear chances, before on the half-hour mark Cesc Fabregas lofted a 20-yard free-kick tamely towards goal and Felipe turned it over for a corner.
A few minutes later keeper Felipe timed his advance perfectly to take the ball off Theo Walcott's toes as the England man charged clear.
A dismal first 45 minutes ended with Walcott firing well wide after being played in by a cute flicked pass over the defence from Nicklas Bendtner.
The second half failed to sparkle in the opening minutes, but just past the hour mark Luis Aguiar latched on to a weak defensive header from Sebastien Squillaci and belted his shot just wide of goal from the edge of the area.
Twenty minutes from Fabregas suffered a recurrence of a hamstring problem and was forced off and soon after Carlos Vela entered the fray and thought he had won a penalty, only to be one of eight players booked in the game.
Braga then made the late breakthrough after the Gunners were reduced to ten men after Emmanuel Eboue was stretchered off.
A long ball over the top played in Matheus and he placed a left-foot shot wide of the advancing Fabianski.
The same player added an even better second in stoppage time, picked up the ball just inside his own half, racing through, beating a defender and lashing a left-foot shot past Fabianski and in off the underside of the bar.
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