Win Community Shield, Arsenal Equivalent to Liverpool
Win Community Shield, Arsenal Equivalent to Liverpool
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LONDON - Thibaut Courtois and Alvaro Morata both missed penalties as Arsenal won the Community Shield in a shoot-out following a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
Using the new ABBA system of taking spot-kicks, Arsenal triumphed won 4-1 with Theo Walcott, Nacho Monreal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud all on target.
Gary Cahill was the only scorer for Chelsea from the spot and the penalty taken by goalkeeper Courtois was particularly bad. Morata was a second half substitute for Antonio Conte and he dragged his effort wide of Petr Cech’s post.
The match was pretty even and neither side deserved to win although for Arsenal, all eyes will be on Friday when they start the Premier League season against Leicester.
The big talking point of the first half occurred when Arsenal lost Per Mertesacker after 30 minutes. The big German was floored and covered in blood after he suffered an eye injury following an elbow from Cahill.
Record signing Alexandre Lacazette came close to a debut goal when he struck the post before the break. However, less than a minute into the second half, Victor Moses sprung the offside trap to put Chelsea ahead.
Granit Xhaka was guilty of a poor clearance, hammering the ball high into the sky, Cahill got to the ball and delivered a header into the path of Moses, who scored past a stranded Cech.
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The game must be determined through the round of penalties. Chelsea's first shooter, Gary Cahill successfully opened with a goal. Then, Arsenal equalized through Theo Wallcot. Nacho Monreal make Arsenal winning 2-1.
Courtois's turn became an executioner, but his left foot shot bounced over Cech's goalkeeper, and Morata who was Chelsea's third kicker also failed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added Arsenal's advantage 3-1 and close Olivier Giroud so Arsenal won 4-1.
It's Arsenal's 15th trophy in Communtiy Shield. Now, Arsenal is equivalent to Liverpool who also has 15 times lift this league leaders trophy. While Manchester United still topped the title with 21 times champion.
Using the new ABBA system of taking spot-kicks, Arsenal triumphed won 4-1 with Theo Walcott, Nacho Monreal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud all on target.
Gary Cahill was the only scorer for Chelsea from the spot and the penalty taken by goalkeeper Courtois was particularly bad. Morata was a second half substitute for Antonio Conte and he dragged his effort wide of Petr Cech’s post.
The match was pretty even and neither side deserved to win although for Arsenal, all eyes will be on Friday when they start the Premier League season against Leicester.
The big talking point of the first half occurred when Arsenal lost Per Mertesacker after 30 minutes. The big German was floored and covered in blood after he suffered an eye injury following an elbow from Cahill.
Record signing Alexandre Lacazette came close to a debut goal when he struck the post before the break. However, less than a minute into the second half, Victor Moses sprung the offside trap to put Chelsea ahead.
Granit Xhaka was guilty of a poor clearance, hammering the ball high into the sky, Cahill got to the ball and delivered a header into the path of Moses, who scored past a stranded Cech.
The game must be determined through the round of penalties. Chelsea's first shooter, Gary Cahill successfully opened with a goal. Then, Arsenal equalized through Theo Wallcot. Nacho Monreal make Arsenal winning 2-1.
Courtois's turn became an executioner, but his left foot shot bounced over Cech's goalkeeper, and Morata who was Chelsea's third kicker also failed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added Arsenal's advantage 3-1 and close Olivier Giroud so Arsenal won 4-1.
It's Arsenal's 15th trophy in Communtiy Shield. Now, Arsenal is equivalent to Liverpool who also has 15 times lift this league leaders trophy. While Manchester United still topped the title with 21 times champion.
(rnz)
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