da lvbet： Arsene Wenger described Arsenal’s 5-7 Capital One Cup victory away to Reading as a “miracle.”
da esoccer bet： The Gunners were 4-0 down within the opening 37 minutes at the Madejski Stadium, but managed to fight back and claim victory in extra time.
A Theo Walcott hat-trick made the result possible, with the England international terrorising the Royals’ defences during the second period.
Wenger was thrilled with his side’s attitude and determination:
“You always see new things in our game.” He told told Sky Sports after the game.
“That is why it is never boring.
“It finished well for us but they (Reading) made a fantastic start. We were not sharp, beaten in every single one-against-one and it was 4-0. It could have been one or two more.
“After that, I believe, in the second half, we came back after 4-1.
“We created chance after chance and it was 4-2 but, at 89 minutes, we still needed to score two goals.
“The miracle happened. In extra time, we were always in front.”
Walcott’s strike on the verge of half-time opened Arsenal’s scoring after Jason Roberts, Mikele Leigertwood, Noel Hunt and a Laurent Koscielny own goal had given Reading a formidable lead.
Further goals from Olivier Giroud, Koscielny and another Walcott effort levelled the score with seconds of normal time to play.
Much criticised striker Marouane Chamakh netted twice in extra time, either side of a Pavel Pogrebnyak goal to put the Londoners 6-5 up, before Walcott added his third of the night in the 120th minute.