International Champions Cup 2018: Highlights – 2nd August 2018

Two matches was held today on 2nd August of the ongoing International Champions Cup 2018. The highlights of the matches are appended below the points table. In case, you missed the matches held on 1st August, click here.

Rank Team Played Won Draw Lost Points
1 Arsenal 3 2 0 1 7
2 Tottenham 3 2 0 1 7
3 Borussia Dortmund 3 2 0 1 7
4 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 6
5 Juventus 2 2 0 0 5
6 Man United 3 2 0 1 5
7 Lyon 1 1 0 0 3
8 Bayern Munich 3 1 0 2 3
9 AS Roma 2 1 0 1 3
10 Benfica 3 1 0 2 3

For Complete Standings

Int’l (Football) Champions Cup 2018 – Full Schedule

International Champions Cup – Match 20 of 27: Arsenal vs Chelsea

Result: 1 – 1(6-5)

Goal Scorers:

  • Arsenal: Alexandre Lacazette 90’+3′
  • Chelsea: Antonio Rudiger 5′

Penalty Goal Scorers:

  • Arsenal: Alexandre Lacazette, Reiss Nelson, Matteo Guendouzi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi
  • Chelsea: Danny Drinkwater, Tammy Abraham, Victor Moses, Emerson Palmieri, Lucas Piazon, Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Match Statistics:

Arsenal Team Stats Chelsea
16 Shots 14
5 Shots On Target 6
60% Possession 40%
673 Passes 466
91% Pass Accuracy 89%
6 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 7
8 Corners 6

Highlights:

  • Chelsea’s luck ran out in the penalty shootouts as Arsenal won their second match in a row.
  • In the 1st half, Antonio Rudiger struck an early goal at the 5th minute to put Chelsea in lead.

  • In reply, Arsenal took several chances but could not convert a single one of them, as the first half came to an end with the score being 1-0.
  • Late substitutions were made by both sides, however no goals were being struck from either Arsenal nor Chelsea who were in the lead.

  • Soon the designated 90 minutes came to an end, and the match went into 2nd halve’s injury time.
  • And, it was Alexandre Lacazette who struck 3 minutes into the injury time to draw level and force a penalty shootout with Chelsea.

  • Both teams were excellent in their penalties as each of their first five strikes found the back of the net.
  • However, when Ruben Loftus-Cheek missed the sixth penalty shot, it all came up to Alex Iwobi who did not flutter and netted the ball to win the match by 6-5 for Arsenal.

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International Champions Cup – Match 21 of 27: Benfica Vs Lyon

Result: 2 – 3

Goal Scorers:

  • Benfica: Pizzi 59′, Marcelo 64′ (OG)
  • Lyon: Marcelo 40′, Bertrand Traore 45′, Martin Terrier 83′

Match Statistics:

Benfica Team Stats Lyon
20 Shots 13
5 Shots On Target 6
52% Possession 48%
515 Passes 507
86% Pass Accuracy 85%
12 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corners 1

Highlights:

  • Lyon were influential from the very first half and despite some fightback from Benfica they overcame them in the end.
  • In the first half, both teams kept it tight by not letting the ball possession slip away to the other team.
  • Chances were taken and missed, however the first goal was scored 5 minutes before the first half by Marcelo who put his team in the lead.
  • A further act of domination was displayed when Bertrand Traore struck another goal at the 45th minute, and the 1st half ended with 2-0 on the scoreboard.
  • In reply, Benfica’s Pizzi scored early in the 2nd half to make it 2-1. 5 minute’s later, Lyon’s Marcelo scored an own goal to make it 2-2.

  • Soon the match came to the last ten minutes with the scoreboard level at two goals each.
  • Lyon who were impressive in the whole match again took the lead as Martin Terrier struck a goal to make it 3-2.

  • This lead remained till the end, as Benfica could not equalize and eventually lost the match.

Visit Allsportspk on 4th August for the next match of the International Champions Cup 2018.

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