Community Shield: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman after his impressive goal.© AFP
Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw in regulation time, to win the Community Shield on Saturday night. Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the star of the show for the north London club, scoring a surprising goal in the first half and then coming up to the plate to calmly dispatch the decisive shot. In the 12th minute of the game, Aubameyang cut from the left and unleashed a superb shot that curled from the edge of the penalty area that settled into the corner furthest from the goal. The Arsenal star later crossed his arms in tribute to ‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman, who died on Friday at age 43.
The official FA Cup Twitter user shared videos of Aubameyang’s sublime attack and their ‘Wakanda Forever’ celebration.
Excellent from @ Aubameyang7!#Community Shield pic.twitter.com/LNFi94tFFT
– Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) August 29, 2020
#Wakanda forever#Community Shield @ Aubameyang7 pic.twitter.com/0fD9LjQgZt
– Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) August 29, 2020
Aubameyang seems to enjoy playing at Wembley, his 12th-minute goal against Liverpool meant he became Arsenal’s top scorer at Wembley Stadium with Alexis Sanchez, both with five goals apiece.
However, Arsenal failed to do so in the match with Japan’s Takumi Minamino scoring the equalizer for Liverpool, their first goal for the club, in the 77th minute.
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But with no more goals in regulation time, the game went on to penalties.
Liverpool fledgling star Rhian Brewster was the only one not to score, with his penalty off the crossbar. Aubameyang scored the final penalty to deliver the title to Arsenal, who will now enter the new Premier League season full of confidence.
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