At 14:45 Lithuanian time, the 33rd round of the English "Premier" league began.
In London's "West Ham" stadium, they clashed with the footballers of London's "Arsenal." After a turbulent and intense battle, the teams shared three goals each and played to a 3-3 draw.
The match started with active football from both teams. The ball did not stay in the middle of the field and created many dangerous opportunities. In the 18th minute, one of them became the first goal, when after a great pass from Alex Iwobi, the "Gunners" took the lead through Mesut Ozil.
After conceding a goal, the "Hammers" started playing even more dangerous football, but in the 35th minute, they were punished with another opponent's goal. After the same A. Iwobi pass, Alexis Sanchez allowed the visitors from North London to gain a two-goal advantage.
Although it seemed that a point could be put in this match after two goals, "West Ham" showed real character. Just before the end of the first half, Andy Carroll took advantage of Aaron Cresswell's opportunity, and even in added time, he equalized the score with a great shot. The whole battle moved to the next 45 minutes.
In the second half, the home team did not intend to play more cautiously. Slaven Bilic's team started seeing dangerous attacks from the first minute, and in the 52nd minute, they managed to take the lead for the first time in the match. A. Carroll, who was above the others, again defeated David Ospina and scored his third goal.
Arsene Wenger's disciples also did not give up. Aaron Ramsey was thrown into the field, who was just a hair away from scoring the equalizer in the 68th minute. Two minutes later, the siege in front of the hosts' goal finally ended with a precise shot from Laurent Koscielny.
Throughout the remaining time, both teams played actively and had many good opportunities, but the result did not change, and the clubs shared a point. "West Ham" remains in seventh place after the draw, and "Arsenal" in third.
Result:
"West Ham" 3 - 3 "Arsenal" 18' [0 - 1] M. Ozil 35' [0 - 2] A. Sanchez 44' [1 - 2] A. Carroll 45' [2 - 2] A. Carroll 52' [3 - 2] A. Carroll 70' [3 - 3] L. Koscielny
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