Adebayor scores a brace in Gunners win

August 10, 2008

After a month of speculations surrounding his future at the Emirates Stadium, Emmanuel Adebayor came out firing in the Arsenal’s Emirates Cup match against Spanish Giants Real Madrid, winning the game and the heart of Arsenal fans.

Adebayor, who was the top scorer for the club in their previous campaign with 30 goals, was under the speculation of moving to either AC Milan or Barcelona. The fans already showed their ‘disappointed love’, as Wenger puts it, towards the Togo striker in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat against Juventus on Saturday. However, he dismissed the allegations and announced his love towards the club. He even went to sign an extension of his contract with the Gunners.

However, the lanky striker, over 6 ft tall, showed his pleasure after converting a penalty after 5 minutes in the 2nd half against Madrid. Following the goal, he kissed his badge celebrating the goal with Arsenal fans.

After playing a young side in the loss to Juventus, Wenger had a more familiar team playing against the Spanish Champions, with Gallas, Adebayor and Van Persie fielded.

Against a strong Madrid side, which had the likes of Guti, Raul, Robinho, Julio Baptista, Gabriel Heinze and Jerzy Dudek, Arsenal was on the attack with Walcott, Persie and Adebayor. There were several shots on the goal in the first half, but Dudek held everything thrown at him.

However, the deadlock was broken only minutes after the restart, when referee Chattenburg pointed for a spot kick with Persie barged over by Real’s Salgado in their penalty box. Adebayor made no mistake in converting a 12-yard shot and sealed the win for his side. He could have given a thumping win for the Gunners breaking Real’s defense, but failed to hit the target.

With this win and their excellent performance in the field, Arsenal has thrown a warning to everyone ahead of a new Premier League season.

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