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KOMPAS.com – Arsenal won the 2020 Community Shield after beating Liverpool on penalties.
The Arsenal vs Liverpool duel at Wembley Stadium, on Saturday (8/29/2020) or early Sunday morning, ended with the score 1-1 in regulation time.
Arsenal scored through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the first half. Meanwhile, Liverpool responded with a historic goal by Takumi Minamino in the second half.
Also read: Minamino’s printed story, Arsenal vs Liverpool results must be determined through penalty shoot-out
In the penalty shootout, Liverpol’s third executor, Rhian Brewster, was the only one who did not fulfill his mission.
So Arsenal won 5-4 and secured the 16th Community Shield trophy in club history.
Match report
Liverpool took the lead in the seventh minute.
Andrew Robertson’s free-throw bait was continued by Virgil Van Dijk. The trap of the Dutch defender shook the net of Emiliano Martínez.
However, the linesman raised a flag pointing to Van Dijk in position. offside.
Five minutes later, Arsenal surprisingly managed to score a goal when Liverpool appeared to pressure.
From the right wing, Bukayo Saka sent a cross towards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang down the left.
Receiving Saka’s pass to perfection, Auba curved to the right and then fired a shot into the corner from Alisson Becker. The ball hit Liverpool’s goal.
Excellent from @ Aubameyang7! ???? #Community Shield pic.twitter.com/LNFi94tFFT
– Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) August 29, 2020
This is Aubameyang’s fifth goal in his last three Wembley appearances.
5 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is now Arsenal’s top scorer in matches played at Wembley Stadium (5, level with Alexis Sánchez). Aubameyang’s five goals on the field have come in the space of 42 days. Crucial. #ARSLIV pic.twitter.com/cvWCL1FidE
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 29, 2020
As if gaining momentum, Arsenal kept pushing and created good chances through Eddie Nketiah in the 18th minute.
However, Alisson this time acted brilliantly by blocking a low shot from the 21-year-old.
On the other hand, Liverpool continues to have problems penetrating Arsenal’s goal.
Attacks from Andrew Robertson’s (left) side often made things difficult for David Luiz and others, but did not break the Gunners’ goal.
Score 1-0 to close the first half.
Also read: Arsenal vs Liverpool – Friendly Aubameyang and Wembley, The Gunners excel
Liverpool seemed to be pressing early in the second half.
Several times Juergen Klopp’s men threatened Arsenal’s goal, one of which was through Takumi Minamino’s kick in the 68th minute that Martinez was still able to secure.
Continuing to press, Liverpool drew successfully in the 73rd minute.
It was Minamino who managed to take advantage of the chaos in front of Arsenal’s goal. Exterior This Japanese origin hit the ball through his sontekan.
All square in the #Community Shield how @ takumina0116 equal to! ?? pic.twitter.com/zMeNEqMxUF
– Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) August 29, 2020
This is Minamino’s first goal in a professional competition since he arrived in January. He also became the first Japanese player to score a goal for Liverpool. History!
Until normal time expires, the 1-1 score remains and the result must be determined by the penalty shoot-out.
Aubameyang became the latest enforcer to secure Arsenal’s 5-4 victory on penalties.
The composition of players:
Arsenal (3-4-3): 26-Emiliano Martínez; 23-David Luiz, 16-Rob Holding, 3-Kieran Tierney (31-Sead Kolasinac 83 ‘); 2-Héctor Bellerin (17-Cedric Soares 5 ‘), 15-Maitland-Niles, 25-Mohamed Elneny, 34-Granit Xhaka; 7-Bukayo Saka (28-Joe Willock 82 ‘); 14-Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 30-Eddie Nketiah (24-Reiss Nelson 82 ‘).
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Liverpool (4-3-3): 1-Alisson Becker; 76-Neco Williams (18-Takumi Minamino 59 ‘), 12-Joe Gomez, 4-Virgil Van Dijk, 26-Andrew Robertson; 3-Fabinho, 5-Wijnaldum (24-Brewster (90 + 2 ‘), 7-James Milner (8-Naby Keita 59’); 10-Sadio Mane, 9-Roberto Firmino (17-Curtis Jones 83 ‘), 11 -Mohamed Salah.
Coach: Juergen Klopp
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