Flourishing Balogun helps Gunners seal flawless Europa League finish
Arsenal beat Dundalk 4-1 in Dublin to end Group B with 100 per cent record â the first time they have won six consecutive major European matches since November 2005
10 December, 2020 â By Steve Barnett
Europa League: Group B
ARSENAL 4 (Nketiah 12, Elneny 18, Willock 67, Balogun 80)
ARSENAL wrapped up their Europa League Group B campaign with a flawless record after overcoming Dundalk in muddy conditions at the Aviva Stadium tonight (Thursday).
The goals were shared around with Eddie Nketiah, Mohamed Elneny, Joe Willock and Folarin Balogun all finding the back of the net in what was essentially a friendly, with the Gunners having already qualified as group winners.
Arsenal youngsters accounted for three of their four goals as The Gunners compiled a perfect Europa League group stage record with a 4-2 victory over Dundalk.
But Dundalk - who had won the FAI Cup in the same stadium on Sunday - were not to end their Europa League campaign without a bit of noise as Jordan Flores (22) pulled a goal back with his own fierce effort.
3 - Arsenal are the first team to have three English players aged 21 or younger (Balogun, Willock & Nketiah) score in a major UEFA European match since Spurs in 1982 vs Coleraine (Garry Brooke, Terry Gibson & Gary Mabbutt). Lions. OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 10, 2020
The second half took longer to get going but young players Joe Willock (67) and Folarin Balogun (80) added two more, before Sean Hoare s late header (85) added another moment to savour in Dundalk s final game of the season.
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Joe Willock celebrates his goal.
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
Arsenal 4
AND SO DUNDALK’S Europa League campaign ends without a point, the sixth defeat inflicted by Arsenal in another full-blooded, free-wheeling game in which Filippo Giovagnoli’s side left nothing to wonder.
A mingling of Defensive errors and opposition class meant Dundalk were deservedly beaten, but again they found the scoresheet again to vastly exceed their goalscoring return from Stephen Kenny’s campaign four years ago. Arsenal were 2-0 up here by the mid-point of the first-half, but a
But Dundalk - who had won the FAI Cup in the same stadium on Sunday - were not to end their Europa League campaign without a bit of noise as Jordan Flores (22) pulled a goal back with his own fierce effort.
3 - Arsenal are the first team to have three English players aged 21 or younger (Balogun, Willock & Nketiah) score in a major UEFA European match since Spurs in 1982 vs Coleraine (Garry Brooke, Terry Gibson & Gary Mabbutt). Lions. OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 10, 2020
The second half took longer to get going but young players Joe Willock (67) and Folarin Balogun (80) added two more, before Sean Hoare s late header (85) added another moment to savour in Dundalk s final game of the season.