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Arsenal aim for FA Cup number 15

By Jocelyn Taub

Arsenal's Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta holds the winner's trophy as the team celebrates victory after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. - Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP) / NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING USE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by CATHERINE IVILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta holds the winner's trophy as the team celebrates victory after the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium in London, on August 1, 2020. - Arsenal won the match 2-1. (Photo by Catherine Ivill / POOL / AFP) / NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING USE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by CATHERINE IVILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) /
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2014 – Arsenal 3-2 Hull

Path to the 2014 FA Cup final:

  • Third-round: Arsenal 2–0 Tottenham
  • Fourth-round: Arsenal 4–0 Coventry City
  • Fifth-round: Arsenal 2–1 Liverpool
  • Quarter-final: Arsenal 4–1 Everton
  • Semi-Final: Wigan Athletic 1–1 Arsenal (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)
  • Final: Arsenal 3-2 Hull

It had been nine years since Arsenal last won a major trophy when the club met Hull City at Wembley Stadium in May 2014. It was the Gunners’ 18th FA Cup final appearance (equalling Manchester United’s record of 18 finals). At the same time, it was Hull’s first time contesting the FA Cup trophy.

Arsenal had finished the season in fourth place with 79 points. Meanwhile, Hull narrowly escaped relegation with a 16th place finish and 37 points.

Gooners were confident and no one expected the Tigers to put up much of a fight. However, you never know what’s going to happen on the pitch and that’s why they play the game.

Hull put Arsenal under the gun right from the start and gave fans a major scare. The East Yorkshire side had a 2-0 lead after just eight minutes. Defender James Chester scored a fortuitous goal in the fourth minute. Then, Curtis Davies got Hull’s second goal just minutes later. The Gunners were under pressure and that pre-match fan confidence was starting to fade.

Just when it was needed, Santi Cazorla showed why he was always a fan favorite. The Spaniard won a free kick in the 17th minute and delivered a perfect strike from 27 yards out to get his team back into the contest.

The score remained 2-1 until the 72nd minute when Laurent Koscielny bundled the ball into the goal from a corner kick.

Level at 2-2, the match went into extra time. In the 109th minute, Olivier Giroud passed to Aaron  Ramsey, who scored to give Arsenal a 3–2 lead. They held on and completed the comeback to secure the club’s 11th FA Cup trophy.

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