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Friendly News :: Arsenal 3-0 Rangers - Video coverage of goals

Posted on 2009-08-02 by Gooner

Arsenal have regained the Emirates Cup with a 3-0 win over Rangers on Sunday.

As expected, Saturday’s bench was Sunday’s team. Eight changes from the side that had beat Atletico Madrid withonly only Emmanuel Eboue and William Gallas retaiing their starting places while Manuel Almunia was parachuted in as keeper.

Mikael Silvestre filled in at centre back and Wilshere was on the right of the forward three. Meanwhile Fabregas and Fran Merida formed a lookalike Spanish central midfield.

It took Arsenal less than two minutes to get their noses in front. Wilshere’s dummy gave Fabregas space on the right. His clipped ball into the area was touched back adroitly by Arshavin for the Englishman to bury the ball in the corner from 12 yards via the faltering fingertips of Rangers keeper Allan McGregor.



In the 11th minute the Croatian Eduardo doubled the hosts’ advantage with a typical finish. Arshavin nodded the ball back into the path of Merida who sprayed the ball into the path of Eduardo in the right-hand channel. The 26-year-old is one of the Premier League’s coolest marksmen when his finger is on the trigger. He chose his moment perfectly and stroked the ball home off the base of the post.



Those early goals had done the contest no favours. Arsenal were happy in their comfort zone and Rangers were not really able to penetrate. Both sides made multiple substitutions at the break.

Arsenal put the game to bed with 18 minutes left. Substitute Sanchez Watt won the ball on byline and Ramsey crossed for the fast-approaching Wilshere to prod a volley into the top corner.




Arsenal Lineup
Manuel Almunia
Gael Clichy (off 46)
William Gallas (off 46)
Alex Song
Emmanuel Eboue
Jack Wilshere
Cesc Fabregas (c) (off 73)
Mikael Silvestre
Fran Merida (off 67)
Andrey Arshavin (off 63)
Eduardo (off 63)

Substitutes
Bacary Sagna
Tomas Rosicky (on 73)
Robin Van Persie
Denilson (on 46)
Aaron Ramsey (on 67)
Johan Djourou
Nicklas Bendtner (on 63)
Armand Traore (on 46)
Sanchez Watt (on 63)

GOALS
Wilshere 2, 72,
Eduardo 11

Sourced From : Arsenal.com

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