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Saturday, May 17, 2014

Arsenal comeback ends trophy drought

Arsenal are the FA Cup winners and that horrible
statistic of no trophy since 2005 has finally been
put to rest after this Wembley thriller.
The expectation of the Gunners supporters was
evident as they piled up Olympic Way and the
atmosphere at kick-off was as loud as this
stadium has witnessed since being rebuilt.
This Arsenal side, and in particular Arsene
Wenger, have answered some huge questions
today, not least about the strength of their
character.
They had to do it the hard way after falling two
behind to early goals from James Chester and
Curtis Davies - but Arsenal controlled most of the
game and deserved to win.
A brilliant Santi Cazorla free-kick and a Laurent
Koscielny close-range strike made sure the game
went to extra-time and after waiting for nine
years, what did another half-an-hour matter.
Hull worked relentlessly but Arsenal made their
quality count in extra-time, particularly Aaron
Ramsey. The Welshman continually bombed
forward and finally found the winner with a sharp
low finish to send 30,000 or so Gunners fans wild.
Late Ramsey winner seals FA Cup
The Welshman stepped up to the plate in the second
half of extra-time, tucking home Olivier Giroud's pass
to complete a memorable cup final comeback for the
Gunners.

Arsenal ended their nine-
year trophy drought thanks
to Aaron Ramsey's extra-
time winner as the Gunners
came from 2-0 down to
defeat Hull and win the FA Cup.
The Welshman prodded home a backheel from Olivier
Giroud in the second period of extra-time to condemn
Steve Bruce's side to a 3-2 loss at Wembley.

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