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Arsenal beat Liverpool 6-5 on penalties (1-1 in regulation time) and managed to win the first trophy of the season: “Community Shield”.
Arsenal got the result in the 12th minute, when Obamayang got it right, the tie for Liverpool in regulation time brought Minamino (73). Thus, in accordance with the trophy rules, penalties were awarded.
On penalty kicks, the gunners showed more nervousness and won the Community Shield.
Liverpool started the game strong and put pressure on Arsenal from the start. Merseyside managed to score even in the seventh minute, but Van Dyke’s goal was correctly disallowed due to an ambush. Liverpool’s strong start surprised the gunners and they managed to take the game to a higher position.
This opened an opportunity for Obamayang, who extended the net 1: 0. This goal totally infuriated the champions of England and put even more pressure on the Londoners. Klopp’s players charged position after position but never managed to score.
In those minutes, Arsenal very correctly closed the empty spaces and did not allow clean situations in front of their door.
The second half started again under pressure from Liverpool, but in the 56th minute Manet lost a unique position. The Senegalese found himself alone against Martinez, but failed to score.
Jurgen Klopp tried to change the situation by putting Minamino and Keita in the game, who seriously moved the actions of the “reds” in the first positions.
Then came minute 73, when Mane and Salah vibrated, where the ball hit Minamino and stretched the net in 1: 1. The situation was examined with the VAR for a play with Salah’s hand, but the goal was taken into account .
Liverpool attacked again, but Manet failed only against Martinez. At the end of regulation time there were no new goals and we went on to the execution of penalties. On penalty kicks, the gunners showed more nervousness and won the Community Shield.
Arsenal 1: 1, 6: 5 Liverpool after penalties
Goal scorers:
1: 0 – Obamayang (12)
1: 1 – Minamino (73)
Arsenal: Martínez, Bellerin, Lewis, Holding, Tierney, Maitland-Niles, Elmeni, Jaka, Saka, Nketia, Obameyang
Liverpool: Alison, Williams, Gómez, Van Dyke, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Vainaldum, Manet, Firmino, Salah
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