Friday 29 July 2016

Iwobi, Akpom celebrate win over MLS All Stars



By Akeem Lawal
Alex Iwobi celebrates with Chuba Akpom
NIGERIAN striker, Chuba Akpom is still in celebration mood after netting an 87th-minute winner as Arsenal recorded a 2-1 win over the Major League Soccer All-Stars on Thursday night.


It appeared that the pre-season clash was heading for penalties after Didier Drogba cancelled out a Joel Campbell penalty, but Akpom netted three minutes from time to ensure that the Gunners triumphed at the Avaya Stadium.

In his reaction after the game, the England U-21 striker who is still eligible to represent Nigeria expressed delight at getting to feature in the encounter.

“Nice to get some minutes against the MLS All-Stars and get on the scoresheet 🔴⚪️ #AFC #ArsenalUSA," the 20 year old wrote on his Twitter handle.

Also, Arsenal youngstar, Alex Iwobi who came in as a 67th minute substitute for Theo Walcott is also glad to feature against the MLS All-Stars side.

“Nice to get 45 minutes against the #MLSAllstars”, the 19 year old said via his official Twitter account.

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