LONDON -- Lukas Podolski scored a brace in the first half on Friday to help give Arsenal a routine 4-0 victory over third-tier Coventry in the fourth round of
the FA Cup.
http://www.hockeycanadiensnhl.com/authentic-patrick-roy-canadiens-jersey/ . In a game that Arsenal dominated from the start, Podolski put the hosts ahead
in the 15th minute by slotting home a cool finish after being set up by Mesut
Ozil. He then doubled the lead with a close-range header from a corner in the
27th. The win was never in doubt after that and Arsenal added two late goals as
substitute Olivier Giroud struck in the 85th after replacing Podolski five
minutes earlier, before Santi Cazorla slotted in the fourth. In Fridays only
other FA Cup game, Nottingham Forest was held to a 0-0 draw at home against
Preston. Playing in a steady drizzle in north London, it was the kind of
comfortable victory Arsenal had hoped for as it looks ahead to facing Bayern
Munich in the Champions League knockout round, while trying to protect its slim
lead atop the Premier League. Despite playing at home against third-tier
opposition, manager Arsene Wenger named a surprisingly strong starting lineup
with both Mesut Ozil and Jack Wilshere in midfield -- perhaps worried about
another upset after going out to Blackburn last season. And with Wenger
contemplating buying a striker in the January transfer window, Podolski showed
off his scoring touch by deciding the game in the first half. Podolski was first
sent clear by Ozil on the left side of the area and calmly rounded goalkeeper
Joe Murphy before slotting a left-footed shot into an empty net. The second came
from a corner that Per Mertesacker met at the near post and headed on across the
goal, with Podolski waiting at the far post to nod it into the net. "Podolski
can score goals and when you have a goal chance you want him to have it," Wenger
said. "He is very accurate in his finishing." Coventry was more enterprising
after the break, enjoying several spells of pressure, but Leon Clarke wasted the
teams two best chances for a goal. Clarke raced clear down the right flank in
the 50th but got too close to the byline before firing a low shot from a tight
angle that Fabianski parried. He then hit the right post with a first time
effort from just inside the area as Arsenal seemed content to sit back and
protect its lead. "I know it was 4-0 but when you consider the difference in
resources of both clubs, I know its a hard luck story, but my players should
take so much confidence from that performance," Coventry manager Steven Pressley
said. Giroud took his only chance in front of goal by slotting in a finish
inside the near post and Cazorla continued his scoring streak from a similar
position for his third goal in two games. Arsenals talented 16-year-old
midfielder Gedion Zelalem had also come on as a substitute, as Wenger for the
first time gave a debut to a player who was born after the Frenchman became
manager of the team. "That is more damaging for me than for him," Wenger joked.
Zelalem has been touted as perhaps the clubs biggest talent since Cesc Fabregas
and was given a rousing reception when he came on. Coventry is a former Premier
League club and the 1987 FA Cup winner but has struggled both on and off the
field in recent years. The team is 11th in League One this season and has been
forced to play all of its home games at Northampton because of a rent dispute
with the owners of Ricoh Arena. The contingent of about 6,000 Coventry fans
protested the situation during the game, holding up signs in the 35th and 61st
minute. Arsenal had its own stadium problems, with some of the floodlights at
the Emirates going out just before halftime. The game continued without
interruption, with hundreds of fans making fun of the situation by lighting up
their mobile phones in the stands in mock efforts to illuminate the pitch. It
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saves and turned away three Tigers skater to earn the win for Red Deer
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