Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw by Bayern Munich in their opening match of the 2019 U17 Bundesliga Cup on Saturday afternoon.

The Gunners are participating in the 11th edition of the tournament and have been drawn against Bayern,
FC Cologne and VfB Stuttgart in Group 2.

Riccardo Wagner opened the scoring for Bayern Munich in the fourth minute before Malcolm Ebiowei restored parity for Arsenal twelve minutes later.

Aged 15, Ebiowei has choice of three countries to represent internationally, namely Nigeria, England and Netherlands.

In their second game, Arsenal U17s were beaten 2-0 by VfB Stuttgart with Max Wagner and Daniel Frimpong getting on the scoresheet for the Germans.

On Sunday starting from 0900 hours, the North London club will face FC Köln in their final group game and will be involved in a playoff depending on their position in the group.

Ebiowei has been described as a free-kick specialist and his preferred foot is left.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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