{"id":8576,"date":"2019-07-28T13:49:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T17:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8576"},"modified":"2019-07-30T10:50:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T14:50:08","slug":"lyon-defeat-arsenal-to-win-emirates-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8576","title":{"rendered":"Lyon Defeat Arsenal to Win Emirates Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.44364746.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.44364746.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2.44364746-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Lyon came from behind as substitute Moussa Dembele scored twice to secure Emirates Cup success against hosts Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Gunners boss Unai Emery had opted against including Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil in his squad after they were involved in an attempted car-jacking last week.<\/p>\n<p>He also named new signings Dani Ceballos and Gabriel Martinelli on the bench, with the pair coming on as the Ligue 1 side overturned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang\u2019s opener to win the pre-season trophy 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandre Lacazette limped off injured early on as Arsenal dominated the opening half, Aubameyang smartly tucking home Henrikh Mkhitaryan\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n<p>But after the break, with changes taking place for much of the half, Lyon battled back and Dembele struck either side of Martinelli having a debut Emirates Stadium goal ruled out for handball.<\/p>\n<p>In a change of format, there was also a maiden women\u2019s Emirates Cup, with reigning Women\u2019s Super League champions Arsenal going down 1-0 to Bayern Munich earlier in the day as Melanie Leupolz\u2019s header settled the contest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-8576\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8576&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-8576\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8576&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-8576\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8576&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=8576\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyon came from behind as substitute Moussa Dembele scored twice to secure Emirates Cup success against hosts Arsenal. 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