Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Arsenal Put Gravediggers Under; Chamakh Scores

With a sign in the stadium in Belgrade of "You have been run over by a steamroller," I'm not sure who the host Gravediggers were talking about, but they certainly were steamrolled under by Arsenal.
Bosting 71% possession, the Gunners went to the top of the table with a perfect 6 points, thanks to their demolition of Sporting Braga in the first match.
Andrei Arshavin started off the scoring in the 15'.  Though the Gunners came close a few times, it wasn't until the 57' when Chamakh was hauled down by Marko Jovanovic in the area that they got another chance to score.  Jovanovic was given a red card for being last man, but Arshavin missed from the spot, which meant the score remained 1-1 after Cleo had levelled for Partizan in the 33' with a penalty of his own.
Marouane made up for Arshavin's poor penalty by rebounding his own header that Stojkovic tapped on to the bar.  The rebound fell to Chamakh first and he headed home from close range.
In the 82' minute, new signee Sebastien Squillaci headed in a corner from Samir Nasri that put the Gunners up 3-1.  But the match wasn't over as Cleo was given a chance to score a penalty when it was ascertained that Kieran Gibbs had tripped Ivan Stevanovic in the area.  Fabianski saved the penalty so the score remained 3-1 Gunners.
With Marouane's goal, this means he has scored in the last five Champions League matches he has played (3 for Bordeaux and 2 for Arsenal).  Way to go, Marouane! :)

Enjoy the photos of Marouane:










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