The late, late show

Same old situation…falling behind at the Emirates once again. This time around, the Gunners did not salvage a draw. They stormed to a 3-1 win and sent Arsenal to the top of their group table.

Dutchman Raphael van der Vaart stunned the Gunners so early in the match with a curling right-foot long-distance strike. The Hamburgers’ early lead probably stung the Gunners to action. It was a match they could ill afford to lose.

The 3 goals came flooding in after the break. Fabregas was running the midfield and spraying passes all over, Hleb was twisting and turning, tormenting Hamburg on the right flanks. Hamburg had their backs to the wall for most of the second half.

Come the 51st minute, Arsenal broke the Hamburg’s resistance. The Cesc sent Dutchman Van Persie through with a splitting pass and our Dutch striker slotted the ball home. The second goal was from an impossible angle and the unlikely scorer was Eboue. He ran right through the right flank and drill in a low shot. The score now stands at 2-1.

The introduction of Walcott and Baptista was the final nail to Hamburg’s coffin or rather, Wenger’s masterstroke. The young British talent’s ran down the right, whipped in a pinpoint cross for The Beast to head home from far post. Final score 3-1!

They are the comeback kids and they sure did a late, late show for all gooners. FC Porto, you are next…