Arsenal vs Bayern Munich, 2019 International Champions Cup
· International Champions CupNketiah's late winner helps Arsenal beat Bayern
Eddie Nketiah helped Arsenal open their ICC campaign with a victory, scoring a late winner to down Bayern Munich 2-1 in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thiago Alcántara.
- 5': Hand ball by Jann-Fiete Arp (FC Bayern München).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 6': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Ryan Johansson (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jonas Kehl.
- 15': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ryan Johansson (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 21': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
- 22': Attempt missed. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
- 31': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Joe Willock (Arsenal).
- 31': Ryan Johansson (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Daniels Ontuzans (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Kehl.
- 34': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 36': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
- 36': Jonas Kehl (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Nacho Monreal.
- 38': Attempt saved. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 38': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 39': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 39': Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München).
- 41': Joe Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David Alaba.
- 43': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 43': Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Daniels Ontuzans (FC Bayern München).
- 44': Joe Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Daniels Ontuzans (FC Bayern München).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, FC Bayern München 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, FC Bayern München 0.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Emiliano Martínez replaces Bernd Leno.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Nacho Monreal.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Angelo Stiller replaces Thiago Alcántara.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Benjamin Pavard replaces Javi Martínez.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Joshua Kimmich replaces Jonas Kehl.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Jann-Fiete Arp.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leon Goretzka replaces Corentin Tolisso.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Louis Poznanski replaces David Alaba.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Niklas Süle replaces Jérôme Boateng.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Robert Lewandowski replaces Thomas Müller.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sarpreet Singh replaces Ryan Johansson.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Daniels Ontuzans.
- 45': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Sven Ulreich replaces Manuel Neuer.
- 46': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (FC Bayern München).
- 46': Joe Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 49': Own Goal by Louis Poznanski, FC Bayern München. Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 0.
- 50': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.
- 56': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a headed pass.
- 59': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Louis Poznanski.
- 60': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sarpreet Singh.
- 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Robbie Burton replaces Joe Willock.
- 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 66': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
- 66': Foul by Angelo Stiller (FC Bayern München).
- 66': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Sarpreet Singh (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
- 70': Attempt missed. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 71': Goal! Arsenal 1, FC Bayern München 1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Serge Gnabry with a cross.
- 73': Offside, FC Bayern München. Angelo Stiller tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (FC Bayern München).
- 74': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Niklas Süle (FC Bayern München).
- 74': Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Sokratis (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 76': Attempt missed. Louis Poznanski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 78': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 79': Foul by Angelo Stiller (FC Bayern München).
- 79': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 80': Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Shkodran Mustafi.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Tyreece John-Jules replaces Mesut Özil.
- 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 82': Foul by Robbie Burton (Arsenal).
- 82': Sarpreet Singh (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Robbie Burton (Arsenal).
- 84': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 86': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 86': Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kingsley Coman.
- 87': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sven Ulreich.
- 88': Goal! Arsenal 2, FC Bayern München 1. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyreece John-Jules following a corner.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Angelo Stiller.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Burton.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tyreece John-Jules (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, FC Bayern München 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, FC Bayern München 1.
Statistics
 MUN |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 495 | Accurate Passes | 459 |
| 562 | Passes | 533 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 15 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: International Champions Cup
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 26,704
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Location: Carson, California, USA
Attendance: 26,704
Champions Cup Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 3 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 3 | +2 | 8 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 5 | Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
| 20 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 10 | Mesut Özil |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 7 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
Bayern Munich (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer (GK) |
| 8 | Javi Martínez |
| 17 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 6 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 27 | David Alaba |
| 46 | Jonas Kehl |
| 45 | Ryan Johansson |
| 24 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 15 | Jann-Fiete Arp |
| 40 | Daniels Ontuzans |
| 25 | Thomas Müller |
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