Arsenal slumped to a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 clash with BATE with Stanislaw Drahun scoring the only goal of the game with a header in then final minute of the first half.
The Gunners dominated possession from the start but failed to make the most of it and were made to pay when the hosts netted from a set-piece.
The Gunners' misery was compounded when Alexandre Lacazette saw red late on for lashing out with an elbow on Aleksandar Filipovic.
Bate midfielder Stanislav Dragun (2nd right) gives the home side the lead with a header in the final minute of the first half
Cech can only watch as Dragun's header makes its way into the net as Maksim Skavysh (right) celebrates in the background
Dragun (left) is congratulated by his team-mates after breaking the deadlock at the Borisov Arena on Thursday night
Arsenal's players look dejected as they make their way back to their own half after falling behind minutes before half-time
Henrikh Mkhitaryan comes close to opening the scoring in the second minute after meeting a cross from Sead Kolasinac
Petr Cech (left) makes a save to deny Nemanja Milic (centre) as defender Laurent Koscielny (right) watches on
Alexandre Lacazette (right) watches his header fly well over the bar after meeting a cross from Kolasinac in the first half
Shkodran Mustafi (right) fails to stop Belarusian forward Maksim Skavysh getting a shot away during the first leg clash
Alex Iwobi shows his frustration after missing a chance to give the visitors the lead during the Europa League clash
Alexandre Lacazette (right) puts the ball in the net but the French striker's close range effort is disallowed for offside
Lacazette shows his frustration after realising that the lineman had raised his flag for offside moments after his strike
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