adminSHANGHAI. – Alex Iwobi’s last-gasp header set Arsenal up for a 3-2 penalty shoot-out victory over Bayern Munich following a 1-1 draw in their opening International Champions Cup clash yesterday.
Bayern took the lead on nine minutes through Robert Lewandowski’s penalty, sending Petr Cech the wrong way after Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ soft nudge brought down Juan Bernat in the box.
But Iwobi equalised in the fourth minute of stoppage time, heading superbly into the bottom corner from Aaron Ramsey’s cross as Arsenal broke.
Alexandre Lacazette started his second straight game for Arsenal, but was brought off at half-time, while Per Mertesacker was replaced just before kick-off by Mohamed Elneny at centre-back due to illness.
After Lewandowski netted the opener, Bayern had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside as Corentin Tolisso finished off Thomas Muller’s flick on, but while the Germans dominated the ball in the first half, Arsenal did have their chances on the break. – Sky Sports.
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