Arsenal: 4 things you might have missed from the weekend

2. Folarin Balogun Completes Astonishing 3-3 Comeback

Across Europe many will have had their eyes peeled on Barcelona’s remarkable collapse away at Celta Vigo where they let a three goal lead slip in the 96th minute to draw the game. Or, perhaps, focus was on Valencia where Atletico Madrid let their own two goal lead slip by conceding twice in stoppage time.

Two results that make you to blink twice.

Well, enter the Arsenal Under-23 side. What Kevin Betsy’s side did rewrote the handbook on comebacks, in quite astounding fashion.

A relatively tame first half at home to Leicester passed by without major incident, but after the break the visitors took control and dominated proceedings. Three second half strikes handed them a commanding lead after 77 minutes, only for matters to get worse when goalkeeper Karl Hein suffered an injury as the third goal went in.

Having used all of their substitutes, striker Mika Biereth had to go in net for the final 13 minutes after a lengthy stoppage for Hein’s injury. Yet, with ten men, a centre-forward in goal and just over ten minutes and three goals to make up, somehow Arsenal managed it.

Tim Akinola got the first with 92 minutes on the clock, by which stage it only looked like being a consolation. But, two minutes later, Omari Hutchinson reduced the Foxes lead to just one goal with the clock ticking down ever more. Then, with the last kick of the game, Hutchinson crossed for Folarin Balogun who controlled superbly before firing a volley into the net with 97 minutes on the clock.

Not only was the comeback something unheard of, it also kept Betsy’s side top of the table with 11 matches played. What a crazy game.

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