Chelsea 2 Arsenal 1
May 5, 2009 by Richard
With the defeat of the Gunners, the Blues have pushed themselves into the FA Cup final. It was the late game heroics of Didier Drogba in the 84th minute that broke the one all tie. Theo Walcott opened the scoring for Arsenal with a goal in the 18th minute. Chelsea pulled abreast with Flourent Malouda’s goal on the 34th minute.
The match then went on a see saw as both teams tried to score to get ahead after halftime and deep into the match. Frank Lampard volleyed a high ball behind the Arsenal defense and Drogba galloped his way unto the score, beating Mikael Silvestre and goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski for the tiebreaker. The win was a good farewell to Guus Hiddink, who would retain the manager’s title for the club until the end of the season as he returns to his coaching chores with the Russian national team. It was also Chelsea’s first FA Cup win over Arsenal since 1947.
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