Hey football fans! ⚽️ Have you heard the exciting news? Arsenal pulled off an amazing 3-2 victory against Crystal Palace to reach the English League Cup semi-finals! 🎉
The match started with a surprise. Just 4 minutes in, Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a goal, putting Arsenal behind. 😲 He managed to push past Arsenal’s defender Yakub Kiwior and slipped the ball into the net.
But did Arsenal give up? No way! 💪 In the second half, they came back stronger than ever. In the 54th minute, Gabriel Jesus got a brilliant pass from Martin Ødegaard. He chipped the ball over the goalkeeper, and it was a goal! 1-1! 🙌
Just when things couldn’t get more exciting, Jesus scored again in the 73rd minute! 😮 This time, Bukayo Saka sent a perfect pass, and Jesus hammered it into the net. Goal number two! 🔥
But wait, there’s more! Eight minutes later, Jesus completed his hat-trick! 🎩🎯 He ran onto another great pass from Ødegaard and fired the ball past the goalkeeper once again. That’s three goals for Jesus! 😃
Crystal Palace tried to catch up when former Arsenal player Eddie Nketiah scored a header in the last minutes, making it 3-2. But it wasn’t enough! Arsenal held on and celebrated a fantastic win! 🥳
After the match, Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Gabriel Jesus. He said, “I’m so pleased for him. It’s been a long time without goals, and today he scored three! We can rely on a player of such quality.” 😊
What an incredible match! Are you excited to see how Arsenal does in the semi-finals? Let us know! 🗣️
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Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 3-2 to reach English League Cup semis
cgtn.com
