Posted By:Unknown | At:Sunday, March 17, 2013
Nacho Monreal celebrates his opening goal for Arsenal in the 2-0
win at Swansea City.
Arsenal continued their good week with a 2-0 win over Swansea City, courtesy of goals from two unlikely heroes.
After
their midweek heroics in the win at Bayern Munich, Arsenal were handed
an early warning by Swansea when Angel Rangel and Michu both went close
for the Welsh team.
However, the Gunners were not without their chances in the opening half, and
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain twice struck the woodwork for Arsene Wenger's side.
It
was Arsenal who opened the scoring in the 74th minute through an
unlikely source. Full-back Nacho Monreal had not scored since joining
the club from Malaga in January, but his scuffed strike managed to evade
Swansea goalkeeper
Michel Vorm and give the Gunners the lead.
And much-maligned
Gervinho,
who had replaced Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 71st minute, wrapped up the
win in the final minute when he ran one-on-one with Vorm and slotted the
ball past the Swansea goalkeeper.