#4 Arsenal’s stars come through
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Theo Walcott made the most progress in terms of permeating the Lincoln defence in the first half of the game. After a couple of failed attempts on goal, he gave his side the lead after the ball was kept alive inside the box by Giroud. Once the second half started, Arsenal looked more threatening as they moved the ball around faster and stretched the opposition’s defence wide.
The Gunners made full use of their star power in the flanks and built up play accordingly. Once the referee signalled the start of the second half, it wasn’t long before the goals started pouring in. The Gunners were most efficient on the right-hand side where Walcott, Bellerin and Aaron Ramsey were in action.
Sanchez himself looked in good form as he ran circles around defenders taking on two, three of them at a time with no signs of a smirk on his face. His deft passing and skills helped set up his team’s goal and got on the scoresheet himself. The Chilean could have had a second goal if not for his free-kick hitting the crossbar. Even Mesut Ozil, who has been a shadow of his former self, registered an assist.
