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Viking FK vs. Arsenal: Score, Reaction from 2016 Pre-Season Friendly
- Updated: August 5, 2016
Arsenal cruised to their easiest win of the 2016-17 pre-season so far on Friday, beating Norwegian side Viking FK 8-0 at the Viking Stadion in Jattavagen, Norway.
The Gunners dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead through Joel Campbell after 33 minutes. Santi Cazorla missed a penalty early, but he made up for the miss after the break, doubling the team’s lead.
Theo Walcott made it 3-0 shortly after, opening the floodgates. An own goal and another strike from Campbell made it 5-0 before the hour mark, and Alex Iwobi also got his name on the scoresheet with a brace. Chuba Akpom scored the last goal of the match shortly before the final whistle.
As shared by the club’s official Twitter account, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger opted against using stars such as Granit Xhaka and once again played Krystian Bielik in the heart of defence:
