This friendly game was held due to the renaming of Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion (Home ground of VFB Stuttgart) to Mercedes-Benz-Arena. Since the stadium is not so far from where i lived, watching this match was a must 4 me!
The entrance to the stadium
55000 supporters were present to mark this occasion.
Me n my housemate Markus included!!! He's a VFB Stuttgart fan n we were like shouting against each other during the game. =)
The stadium erupted when the players were introduced to the fans. Arsenal players wore their away strip (yellow). Can u imagine seeing players like Adebayor, Van Persie, Walcott, Nasri, etc in person? Adebayor looks like a big king kong on the field. Eventhough we sat quite far from the field, it was easy to spot him as he was so so huge!
Players training n warming up 4 the game
Shaking hands with each other b4 kick-off
As for the match itself, well, 1st half was kinda dull. Most of the players were visibly rusty from their holidays. Despite cheers, mexican waves n waving of flags from the crowd, both sets of players did not perform well. Limited chances were created.
2nd half was a diff story. The game became alive when VFB Stuttgart scored the first goal. The stadium erupted! everyone cheered as their team scored. However, their cheer would not last. *evil laugh*
The 1st goal seemed to have made the Arsenal players awake from their slumber. Shortly after Stuttgart has scored, Arsenal equalised through Vela. They then took the lead through Bendtner. Jack Wilshere complete the final nail in the coffin for Stuttgart. VFB Stuttgart 1-3 Arsenal FC. Muahaha!!! It seems like i was the only one cheering when Arsenal scored. Everyone was looking at me. Shioknya!
Snapshot during the match
Poor Stuttgart, 1st day change name of their stadium kena beaten by Arsenal. :b
Overall, it was a good game. Cheered a lot n had lotsa fun. To round up the whole event, fireworks were on display. Nice rite?
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