Arsenal
- Wojciech Szczesny
- Paul Rodgers
- Jay Thomas
- James Dunne
- Jay Simpson 55
- Matthew Connolly
- Gavin Hoyte 60
- Carl Parisio
- Giorgos Efrem
- Henri Lansbury
- Rui Fonte
- Rhys Murphy
- Kieran Gibbs
- Nacer Barazite 55
Academy Report
FA Premier Academy League
Under-18s
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Cardiff Under-18s
1
Arsenal Under-18s
2
Gibbs, Murphy
Arsenal Under-18s recorded a morale-boosting victory ahead of
Wednesday's FA Youth Cup Semi-Final visit of Manchester United
by defeating Cardiff on Saturday.
It was the second time the two sides had met in recent weeks
after Arsenal knocked the Bluebirds out of the Youth Cup in the
Quarter-Final at Emirates Stadium last month.
On that occasion Jay Simpson bagged a superb hat-trick in a 3-2
win. The striker was left on the bench this time but Kieran Gibbs
and Rhys Murphy ensured another triumph.
Midfielder Gibbs opened the scoring as early as the 10th minute
- a lead the young Gunners took into the break. England Under-17
striker Murphy notched his 12th of the season on 75 minutes to
double Arsenal's advantage and although the hosts hit back when
Mark Jones converted a penalty, Steve Bould's side held
on.
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