The Gunners returned to glory! After Arsenal and Manchester City fought to a 1-1 draw in legal time, the final victory through penalty kicks, ending the curse of losing all 8 previous meetings, sweeping away the gloom and laying the foundation for the new season to challenge the Blue Moon Army.
Given that City won the league and FA Cup last season, it was only natural for league runners-up Arsenal to play in this Community Shield clash. Although new City center back Gavadore failed to dress, fellow Croatian Gervasi started the match, and two strikers, Ainin Chalant and Zulian Ivaris, made a rare start at the same time. Arsenal striker Gabriele Jecsis is out with an injury and Xaviers is on the bench, showing that both coaches, Gordiona and Adidas, are bold enough to line up their players.
City's passing game controlled the tempo of the game from the start, although Zulian Ivaris and Lodi Kasjandi missed chances, but Arsenal gradually settled down under the pressure of the defense, Xaviers and Gabriele Martinelli threatened to create counter-attacks. 25 minutes in, Binwet's right-wing cross, Xaviers shot was parried, Gabriele Martinelli almost broke through the goal, and then Bukajo Shaka took a quick shot but failed to get past Steffen Odiga, the City goalkeeper. Bukayosaka's quick shot, but failed to get past City keeper Steffen Odiga, and the two sides exchanged a whitewash in the first half.
The match resumed with a tug-of-war, but the score remained the same. Gordiona made two substitutions in the 58th and 64th minutes, removing Gialliusz, Ainincharant and Kovacs, and replacing them with Phil Cotton, Golpenma and Chivun Dibny to enhance the vitality of the team, and the effect of the substitutions was obvious.
In the 77th minute, Arsenal made a mistake in attack, Phil Cotton broke the ball, passed the ball to the right side of the Chiyondi Buni, the 21-year-old England youngster in the penalty area, left-footed long-distance shot, the ball is straight into the corner of the dead, keeper Lansdal looked at the ball.
