Arsenal 5 - 1 Deportivo La CoruñaDodgy translation of match report from the official Depor website, thanks to Babelfish.back to match report pageDeportivo have been defeated in the Highbury Stadium Arsenal by 5 goals to 1. Although the Arsenal had the best opportunities the final score does not reflect the game developed by both teams.Deportivo took to the reins of the encounter in many of its phases controlling means of the field and annulling the game of its rival. Nevertheless the rapidity of the English ends was the decisive weapon that caused the defeat of the Corunña team. The bad luck undergone by Deportivo in this encounter was not made hope and already in minute five of the first half Dixon a center of Henry ended of head without Turu Flores that marked to it to make nothing avoid it. This goal was followed by minutes in which Deportivo seemed to take the initiative but in minute 28, in a boarding school by band, Overmars it won in race to Romero, centered and Henry coming from back went ahead to Donato and marked of fire flat and adjusted to the wood. The second part appeared totally different when in minute 8 Flavio fell demolished in the English area and the ref awarded a penalty. Djalma gave us a great goal that left seated more to Seaman like a expectador. Nevertheless also the one would be Djalma that would idiot mark to the rest of the party gaining the expulsion in minute 16 after shaking itself against Grimaldi that had made him one lasts entrance. Deportivo with ten players in the game land continued trying it but in minute 21 Henry ended the deportivistas hopes when ending to the bottom of the head meshes before a desacertado Songóo. With a 3-1 in the score and Deportivo one with a man less, the Arsenal appropriated the party obtaining Kanu a great goal in minute 33 and turning the fifth goal into postrimerias of the party, in a free kick by Bergkamp that strikes in the head of Fernando and it is strained in the deportivista goal without Songó having the smaller option to stop it. This result forces Deportivo to win in Riazor (the Deportivo stadium) to the Arsenal in the return match by a result from at least 4 to 0 what it appears as one develops almost impossible to make. Augusto Caesar Lendoiro, who accompanied, for the first time in this season, the team in an exit in the Glass of the UEFA, could not attend Highbury due to an influenza that kept him it in the Hotel during all the day. back to match report page
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