International Round Up: Bendtner on scoresheet for Dane’s
March 26, 2008
Here are tonights results of the International Friendlies which saw some Arsenal players feature for their respective countries…
France v England
William Gallas, Mathieu Flamini (France) - William played a whole 90 minutes as ‘Les Bleus’ secured a fantastic result over England with Franck Ribery netting the only goal from the penalty spot.
Theo Walcott (England) - Theo was an unused substitute during England’s loss over France at the Stade de France.
Brazil v Sweden (Emirates Stadium)
Gilberto (Brazil) - Gilberto captained his Brazil side to a 1-0 victory over Sweden at the Emirates thanks to a beautiful strike for AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato.
Switzerland v Germany
Philippe Senderos (Switzerland) - Big Phil played 74 minutes before being replaced by Steve von Bergen as the Swiss slumped to a 4-0 loss.
Jens Lehmann (Germany) - Jens suprisingly started against the Swiss and showed his worth with an impressive performance which was backed up by a clean sheet.
Holland v Austria
Robin van Persie (Holland) - Robin played 91 minutes and was brought off as a late sub, as Holland completed a fantastic comeback against Austria. Klaas Jan Huntelaar scored the pick of the goals.
Turkey v Belarus
Alexander Hleb (Belarus) - Alex played the full 90 for Belarus and failed to score a goal, his brother Viatcheslav netted though, and Hleb’s side secured a 2-0 win.
Ivory Coast v Tunisia
Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue (Ivory Coast) - Kolo and Manu played 90 minutes each as the Ivorians slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Tunisia.
USA v Poland
Lukasz Fabianski (Poland) - Lukasz wasn’t in the 30 man squad for Poland against the USA.
Denmark v Czech Republic
Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark) - Nicklas Bendtner completed a full 90 minutes and got on the scoresheet in the 25th minute with a composed finish.
Spain v Italy
Cesc Fabregas started and played 65 minutes as Spain beat World Champions Italy 1-0 thanks to a David Villa wonder volley.
Posted by Gooner Chris
