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Lacazette scores first Arsenal goal from Iwobi assist
Arsenal record signing Alexandre Lacazette made a mark during his unofficial debut for his new club by coming off the bench and scoring a goal on Thursday.
The France striker, who completed a £52million move to the Emirates earlier this month, scored the second goal in their 2-0 pre-season victory over Sydney FC in Australia.
The ex-Lyon man showed some nice touches immediately after entering the field and fired home his first ever Arsenal goal in the 84th minute.
It was Nigerian forward Alex Iwobi, who also started from the bench and was introduced in the 68th minute for Mesut Ozil, that made the assist for Lacazette’s goal.
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The Gunners’ skipper Per Mertesacker scored the first goal before the break with an acrobatic finish.
Arsenal had the chance to double their lead in the second half but Danny Welbeck’s penalty was saved after it had been wrongly awarded for handball when the ball indeed hit the Sydney FC defender’s back.
Iwobi’s pinpoint cross to Lacazette from the right flank was then finished effortlessly to hand the Arsene Wenger’s men a comfortable win, as their pre-season tour in Australia begins on a high note.
The Gunners will face Western Sydney Wanderers next, before taking on Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Benfica and Sevilla in the next few weeks.
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