Speaker 1: Mikel Arteda's Arsenal delivered an impressive preseason performance in Spain,
cruising to a four to one victory over La Liga
side Jerona FC at the Estadi Montelavie. The exhibition clash
was headlined by thirty four million pounds summer signing Christo Solis,
scoring on his official debut, while Chiaverts, Gabriel Jesus and
sixteen year old academy phenom Max Dalmen also found the
back of the net. Arsenal seized control of the tempo
early in Catalonia. In the sixteenth minute, Max Dalman produced
a moment of magic on the turn to evade his
defender before threading a perfectly weighted through ball to Chiaverts.
Fresh off his World Cup campaign with Germany, Hartz strode
into the penalty area and calmly slotted a left footed
finish past Jerona goalkeeper Paulo Gazaniga to give the Gunners
the lead. The Gunners doubled their advantage on the half
hour mark through debutant Christos Solis, arriving from Club Brugie
to replace Leandro Trossert. The twenty four year old Greek
international winger cut inside from the left flank, drove into
the box and drilled a low, right footed strike into
the bottom corner via a slight deflection. Soley's direct running
and pressing caused persistent problems for Girona's defensive line throughout
his first half display. Jerona cut the deficit short after
half time when defender Arnault Martinez rose to convert a
corner header in the fiftieth minute. However, Arsenal extinguished any
prospect of a comeback with a quick fire two goal response.
Just three minutes later. Dowman capped an influential individual performance
by curling a powerful long range drive past Gazaniga. Two
minutes after that, high pressing from Arsenal forced a defensive
turnover on the edge of the penalty box, allowing Gabriel
Jesus to pounce on the loose ball and finish with
composure to make it four to one. The victory caps
off a productive Eastern Spain training camp for mckel Artaeda's side,
with returning international players building match sharpness and new signings
integrating seamlessly. Arsenal now shift their attention to Ireland for
their next preseason fixture against Real Batisse at Dublin's Aviva Stadium,