Match Report
In the standings it was Arsenal U19 4th on 4 points, Sevilla U19 2nd on 9 — separated by 5. On recent form Arsenal U19 sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal U19 1 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Sevilla U19 1 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.48.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Arsenal U19. Sevilla U19 entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Arsenal U19 had taken 2 of 15 points to Sevilla U19's 15.
Colney Training Centre in Colney, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sevilla U19 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.