Arsenal beat Como on penalties in final pre-season game
Arsenal conclude their pre-season with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Como 1907. David Raya was the hero, saving two penalties to seal the win. Read More: https://punchng.com/arsenal-beat-como-on-penalties-in-final-pre-season-game/
Arsenal wrapped up their pre-season campaign with a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Como 1907 at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Myles Lewis-Skelly gave Arsenal the lead after a mistake by Como goalkeeper Jean Butez, but Martin Baturina equalised just before halftime. The match remained tied after the 90 minutes, heading to penalties, where David Raya was Arsenal's hero.
Raya saved two penalties from Ivan Smolcic and Alvaro Morata, before Christos Tzolis converted the decisive spot-kick to secure the victory. Arsenal opened the scoring early with a goal from Lewis-Skelly, who capitalized on a mistake from Butez. Como nearly took the lead in the 20th minute, but Kepa Arrizabalaga made a good save to deny Baturina.
The teams were level at the end of regulation time, sending the match to penalties. Raya played a crucial role, saving key penalties from Smolcic and Morata before Tzolis converted Arsenal's winning penalty. The victory marks Arsenal's end to their pre-season, with their Community Shield match against Manchester City on August 16 and their Premier League opener against Coventry City on August 21.
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