Arsenal ran away in the second half after the first half ended with a 7th-minute goal from Mesut Özil and a sloppy equalizer from Romelu Lukaku.
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In the second half, though, it was all Arsenal — Mikel Arteta put home a penalty-kick (twice, as it turned out, after the first one was waved off because Giroud stepped into the box too early) and then Giroud more than atoned for the mis-step by adding a brace.
We’ve booked a place in the semifinal at Wembley!
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Jon Shay has been an Arsenal fan since he as about seven years old, discovering the club on late-night cable tv. Growing up in football-challenged United States meant that he couldn't actually see an Arsenal match with his own eyes until 2008, but he's followed the club closely through thick and thin before deciding to start writing in early 2013.