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On Sunday evening in the fifth round of the English Football Association Cup, there was a match between London's "Arsenal" and "Liverpool" footballers.
After a tense battle, the "Gunners" supported by their fans proved their superiority, defeating Brendan Rodgers' team with a score of 2-1.
At the beginning of the match, the visitors had some good opportunities to score, but the hosts took the lead in the 16th minute when a confusion after a set piece allowed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to score.
After the goal, the visitors took the initiative, while "Arsenal" tried to double the lead with individual attacks. The game slowed down in the second half.
Immediately after the break, the scorer of the first goal A.O. Chamberlain passed the ball to Lukas Podolski on a raid from the right wing, and he doubled the lead.
Soon after, Steven Gerrard reduced the lead by converting a penalty earned by Luis Suarez from 11 meters.
Approaching the end of the match, "Liverpool" pressed their opponents more and more, but Arsene Wenger's team managed to hold on and advance to the quarterfinals.
"Arsenal" 2 - 1 "Liverpool" 16' [1 - 0] A.O. Chamberlain 47' [2 - 0] L.Podolski 60' [2 - 1] S.Gerrard (pen)
Before these matches, the draw for the sixth round (quarterfinal) of the FA Cup took place. "Arsenal" will host another Liverpool team, "Everton," at home. The draw also determined that the final of last season between "Manchester City" and "Wigan" will be repeated in the quarterfinals.
All pairs: "Arsenal" - "Everton" "Brighton" / "Hull City" - "Sunderland" "Sheffield United" - "Sheffield Wednesday" - "Charlton" "Manchester City" - "Wigan"
