’s 15-year-old sensation Max Dowman confirmed that the hype surrounding him is greater than warranted as he scored an outrageous purpose within the Gunners’ Uefa Youth League conflict in opposition to .
The precursor to , Arsenal’s Underneath-19s got here from behind to beat Bayern 4-2 at Meadow Park.
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Dowman, who sparked the comeback along with his Thirty eighth-minute strike, put the icing on the cake in type deep into second-half stoppage time with a sensational solo effort.
Selecting the ball up on the appropriate, he darted previous his man earlier than tapping the ball by means of Bayern defender Cassiano Kiala’s legs to interrupt into the field.
With right-back Magnus Dalplaz sprinting throughout to shut Dowman down, {the teenager} whipped out a grimy roulette to go away him for lifeless earlier than dinking over goalkeeper Leonard Prescott to attain Arsenal’s fourth and seal the factors for his aspect.
He then appeared to taunt opposition centre-back Ljubo Puljic, who scored within the 83rd minute to scale back Bayern’s deficit to 1 and guarantee a nervy ending, with Dowman pointing at him as he wheeled away in celebration.
Whereas their senior counterparts go into their assembly on the Emirates having not skilled defeat in Europe this yr, the identical can’t be stated for both of Arsenal and Bayern’s youth groups, with Wednesday afternoon’s win performing because the Gunners’ first end in 5 video games. They go degree on factors with Bayern, who additionally solely have one win to their title.
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when he got here off the bench throughout earlier this month.
Max Dowman turned the youngest ever participant to function within the Champions League earlier this month (REUTERS)
Dowman’s look on the age of 15 years and 308 days broke the Champions League document beforehand set by Youssoufa Moukoko at Borussia Dortmund, and Mikel Arteta was once more filled with heat phrases for his younger star.
“The primary ball he will get, he takes individuals on. He begins to dribble and will get a foul. That’s persona, that’s braveness,” the Gunners head coach stated.
“You can’t train that — you both have it otherwise you don’t. It doesn’t matter what his passport says, you throw him on this context and he is ready to adapt and have a very good efficiency.”
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The very fact he performed within the Youth League means he won’t be in Arsenal’s senior squad to face Bayern.