Arsenal saw off Vorskla in the Europa League thanks to goals from Danny Welbeck, Mesut Ozil and a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang brace.
2018/2019 UEFA Europa League
4-2
Match Events
32' GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Vorskla (Aubameyang)
GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!! AUBAMEYANG PUTS ARSENAL AHEAD!!! 1-0!!! The Gunners make the visitors pay for their mistake pushing forward. Aubameyang converts to score his first European goal for Arsenal. Iwobi led the counter down the left flank and fired the ball across the edge of the box for the strike. Aubameyang met the ball on the slide, converting his strike into the bottom corner past Shust.
38' CHANCE! Torreira's shot wide out
WIDE! Torreira tries to catch out Shust at his near post, curling a low effort towards the bottom corner, only to clip the side-netting with his strike.
45' CHANCE! Iwobi's shot saved
SAVE! Iwobi feeds the run of Mkhitaryan in the box, who then turns to shoot on his right foot with power, but Shust watches it all the way to turn the ball behind for a corner.
48' GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Vorskla (Welbeck)
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!! WELBECK HEADS HOME!!! ARSENAL 2-0!!!! Arsenal open up the visitors down the left this time as Iwobi and Mkhitaryan combine. Iwobi cannot get the shot away so he knocks the ball back to Mkhitaryan to cross into the middle. The Armenian's delivery is perfect, allowing Welbeck to guide the simplest of headers past Shust into the net. Too easy for the home side.
50' WHAT A CHANCE missed by Welbeck!
56' GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Vorskla (Aubameyang)
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!! AUBAMEYANG NOTCHES HIS SECOND!! 3-0!!!! Mkhitaryan feeds Aubamenyang on the edge of the box and looks for the return. The striker keeps the ball and has a slice of fortune as Chesnakov fails to make the interception. Aubameyang makes the most of the error, hitting a strike towards goal that he bends around Shust into the bottom corner. A precise finish from the Gabonese.
74' GOAL! Arsenal 4-0 Vorskla (Ozil)
GOALLLLLLLL!!! OZIL CONVERTS AT THE BACK POST!!! ARSENAL HAVE FOUR!! Sokratis lifts a dangerous ball behind the Vorskla defence. Lichtsteiner makes a good run to send the ball across the face of goal after Shust committed himself. Ozil had an open goal to aim at and the German made no mistake, prodding his effort into the back of the net. Another good team move from the Gunners.
76' GOAL! Arsenal 4-1 Vorskla (Chesnakov)
CHESNAKOV GETS A GOAL BACK!!! 4-1! Vorskla get a consolation goal as the skipper hammers home from the edge of the box. Arsenal failed to clear their lines from a free-kick. Lichtsteiner lost control of the ball on the edge of the box. Chesnakov dispossessed the full-back before firing an effort on his left foot towards the top corner, leaving Leno with no chance.
90+4' GOAL! Arsenal 4-1 Vorskla (Sharpar)
VORSKLA SCORE A SECOND WITH THE LAST KICK OF THE GAME!!! SHARPAR SCORES!!! The game ends on a low note for the Gunners as Sharpar blasts an effort past Leno. Rebenok surges unchallenged down the left and cuts the ball back towards the edge of the box. Sharpar latches on to the cutback and sidefoots his effort crisply into the top corner. Once again there's nothing Leno can do as the referee blows the full-time whistle.
Match Report
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a goal in each half as Arsenal eased to a 4-2 win over Vorskla in the Europa League.
The Ukrainian visitors proved stubborn opponents initially, but the result was rarely in doubt from the moment Aubameyang broke the deadlock after 32 minutes.
Danny Welbeck was on target early in the second half before Aubameyang doubled his tally and Mesut Ozil came off the bench to get in on the act.
Captain Vladimir Chesnakov gave Vorskla something to shout about with an excellent finish 14 minutes from time and Vyacheslav Sharpar found the net in similar style with the last kick of the game.
Alex Iwobi was Arsenal's liveliest attacking threat during a largely forgettable opening and the Nigeria international's fine cross allowed Aubameyang to slide home at the back post after Henrikh Mkhitaryan drove at Vorskla on the counter-attack.
Lucas Torriera whipped a free-kick into the side netting before Aubameyang darted inside a pair of challenges to curl an effort against the base of the post.
By the time Vorskla goalkeeper Bogdan Shust pushed a Mkhitaryan attempt over, the away side were certainly in need of half-time.
Upon the restart, Vasyl Sachko's men were unable to stem the tide and Welbeck was on hand to head in Mkhitaryan's 48th-minute centre.
Line-ups
Arsenal XI: S. Lichtsteiner, Nacho Monreal, Sokratis, Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan, D. Welbeck, B. Leno, M.Elneny, A. Iwobi, L. Torreira, Holding
Subs: M. Özil, Lacazette, E. Martínez, Bellerín, M. Guendouzi, Emile Smith-Rowe, Nketiah
Vorskla XI: B. Shust, Aleksandr Kobakhidze, Pavlo Rebenok, V. Chesnakov, V. Sharpar, Vladyslav Kulach, I. Perduta, Y. Kolomoets, Artur, D. Kravchenko, Ardin Dallku
Subs: O. Sklyar, O. Tkachenko, M. Sergiychuk, M. Mysyk, Nicolas Careca, T. Sakiv, A. Giorgadze