On a late Monday evening in the English Premier League, the final match of the 17th round took place.
Two giants of the country - London's "Arsenal" and "Manchester City" - clashed at the Emirates stadium. Arsene Wenger's proteges demonstrated better gameplay and celebrated a victory with a score of 2-1.
The match started with active play from both teams, but later the hosts took the initiative. In the 33rd minute, the visitors from Manchester felt the excellence of the "Gunners" when Theo Walcott scored a wonderful goal after a pass from Mesut Ozil.
Arsenal continued to attack and threaten Joe Hart's goal until the end of the first half. The Englishman managed to repel several very dangerous shots, but in added time, Olivier Giroud increased the lead to two goals after an excellent pass from M. Ozil.
In the second half, Manuel Pellegrini decided to strengthen the forces and sent winger Raheem Sterling onto the field. The "Citizens" began to press the hosts and the team's leader, Sergio Aguero, tested Petr Cech's alertness several times.
Later, the game calmed down a bit, but in the 82nd minute, "Arsenal" conceded an unexpected goal - Yaya Toure scored with a single touch from a cross. After the goal, the visitors' attacks became even more intense, but the final result remained 2-1 and "Arsenal" celebrated the victory.
A. Wenger's team remains in second place, trailing the leaders by 2 points, while "Man City" is 6 points behind.
Result:
"Arsenal" 2 - 1 "Manchester City" 33' [1 - 0] T. Walcott 45' [2 - 0] O. Giroud 82' [2 - 1] Y. Toure
League table:
