By: Osabuohien Imuetinyanosa
Emirates Stadium welcomed Crystal Palace on Wednesday night, to be faced with a tough fight in the semi- final with Arsenal ,boiling with the passion to break the deadlock since 1992-1993 when they won the EPL.
Crystal Palace clocked in at the fourth minutes play of the match. Accolades to Jean-Philippe Mateta, who was so tactical for Arsenal centre-back Jakub Kiwior to subdue, he found the back of the net with so much decisiveness.
In the 54th minute of the match Arsenal with Gabriel Jésus changed the scores, from 1-0 to 1-1 with the Brazilian who brilliantly broke into the Palace penalty box and smartly looped the ball over the on rushing goalkeeper .
Gabriel Jésus again at the 73rd minutes of the match, yet another gave Arsenal a relaxed posture for a hopeful win as the south American doubled the scores when he rocketed the ball into the bottom corner of opponent’s net after the brilliant delivery from Bukayo Saka, coming on board as new substitute. Bukayo. Although the goal was almost decided to be offside but with VAR, it stood which brought great relief for the home fans.
At the 81st minutes of the match, Gabriel Jésus shows class to put Arsenal at 3-1 lead against Palace as the south american gave Arsenal a relaxed posture for a sure win being the Hat-trick hero! Jesus clocked his third with the forward producing another flawless finish after a quick counter-attack involving Martin Odegaard who spotted out Gabriel to the completion of his hat-trick converting the spotless assist of Martin Odegaard.
Restless Crystal Palace gave a late threat with Eddie Nketiah scoring against his then club to double their score of the match from 3-1 to 3-2 in the 85th minute, but Mikel Arteta’s side ran out the clock to secure a sure win.
All Critics of Gabriel Jésus will have to run into their shell of silence as the south American has proven them wrong despite all odds against him, winning the man of the match with all the stunning and intriguing moments he made on the field on Wednesday.
