Arsenal drew first blood against Premier League rivals, Chelsea, as the Gunners claimed the Community Shield trophy with a 4-1 penalty shootout victory over Antonio Conte’s men.
In the traditional Premier League curtain raiser game at Wembley, Chelsea took the lead through Victor Moses at the start of second half, pouncing on a rebound header from Gary Cahill as Arsenal defenders were caught ball watching.
Goal!! Victor Moses scores 1st goal at minute 46*⚽️⚽️@Arsenal 0-1 @ChelseaFC⚽️⚽️that pass+finish??#AFCvCFC #WeAreTheArsenal #CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/iqVO4cWzqz
— Med Goha (@Med_Goha) August 6, 2017
New signing, Saed Kolasinac was at the receiving end of Granit Xhaka’s free-kick to pull Arsenal level in the 81st minute, following the dismissal of Chelsea midfielder, Pedro, for a high and dangerous tackle on Mohamed Elneny.
?: Sead Kolasinac heads in his first Arsenal goal from Xhaka’s inviting ball to equalise for Arsenal! #afc pic.twitter.com/LuFEAJV2eP
— afcvideo (@afcvideo) August 6, 2017
The game ended 1-1 after full time and went straight into “ABBA” penalty shootout for the first time in English football, as Chelsea only managed to convert one spot kick to hand Arsenal a 4-1 shootout victory.
The full penalty shootout as Arsenal beat Chelsea in the community shield. #afc pic.twitter.com/pxUJZgQFud
— Arsenal (@AFCvideosHD_) August 6, 2017
Both teams will now turn their attention to the Premier League Matchday 1 next weekend, Arsenal will take on Leicester City in the season opener on Friday night, while defending champions, Chelsea will host Burnley on Saturday.
