The Argentina international twisted the ball between an opponent’s legs and into the bottom corner to give his side the advantage, but Martin Ødegaard equalized just before half-time.
Alexandre Lacazette’s penalty in the middle of the second period gave Arsenal the advantage before Lamela was sent off 10 minutes later after receiving two quick yellow cards.
The result means Tottenham’s Champions League qualifying push takes a hit, while Arsenal remain in the middle of the table.
“We played really badly in the first half,” he told Sky Sports afterwards. The 1-1 was not a faithful reflection of the first half. We were poor. Defend evil. No intensity or pressure.
“Some important players are hiding. Really bad. In the second half we only had room to improve, which we did and then it’s a question – but impossible because they don’t speak – to the referee Michael Oliver to respond, probably Paul Tierney too because he was the VAR.
“What I see from the bench is just an impression at first. I’m 40-50 meters away. I saw it on the iPad. The referees sometimes have a tough job. I didn’t complain. but when I look back on the iPad, that’s what it is. If anyone has a different opinion, they must be one of the big Arsenal fans with a subscription. He’s the only one. which I accept because it is the passion that speaks. Other than that, I do not accept a different point of view as is evident. “
Hero to zero
The North London Derby is the biggest match in the footballing calendar for both clubs and both wish their best players were fit and shooting.
However, when the teams were announced shortly before kick-off, Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was on the bench, with manager Mikel Arteta confirming he had planned Aubameyang’s departure but was abandoned due to “discipline problem”.
However, after 15 minutes and constant pressure from Arsenal – during which former academy player Emile Smith Rowe hit the bar with an outstanding long shot – Tottenham were also a star player.
After sprinting to chase a long, speculative pass from the defense, Son Heung-Min recovered, gripping his hamstrings before being replaced by Lamela.
And it turned out to be an inspired substitution.
The Argentine, without controlling the ball, hit a delicious rabona – where a player wraps his punching leg around the back of his standing leg – through Thomas Partey’s legs and into the bottom corner.
The display of outrageous skill seemed to kick off the game after a slow opening, Cedric Soares crushing the post minutes later, Hugo Lloris standing helpless.
Parity was restored on the eve of halftime, and it came from the dynamic left side of Arsenal. After breaking away from his defender, Kieran Tierney managed a low cross and Ødegaard’s deflected shot squirmed past the desperate Lloris.
The second half started with little to separate the two teams until Davidson Sanchez’s reckless challenge on Lacazette following an unfortunate shot from the Frenchman gave him the opportunity to put the lead. to the hosts.
For Lamela, it was a matter of heroes from scratch.
After opening the scoring with wonderful skill in the first half, he received two yellow cards in relatively quick succession for two fouls that sent him for an early shower.
Despite going down to 10 men and doing relatively little throughout, Tottenham superstar striker Harry Kane believed he caught a late equalizer with a nice header, only for the flag of offside excludes it.
There was even more late drama when Kane hit the post with a free kick in the dying moments and the follow was blocked with the goalie floundering.
“The last 10 minutes we didn’t handle the game and we have to improve as a team. We relied on luck. With the way we played, we should have seen it comfortably.”
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