Vela & Wilshere Hit First Arsenal Goals
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Mexican starlet Vela scored three and Wilshere (pictured) hit two, but they were both outdone by Nicklas Bendtner who cracked four first-half goals. Theo Walcott completed the scoring for a young, experimental-looking Arsenal side.
Wilshere, 16, opened the floodgates as early as the first minute, setting the Gunners on the way to a 7-0 interval lead before Bendtner was rested at the break with four goals to his name. By then Vela had also contributed a couple of classy finishes, and he completed his hat-trick seven minutes into the second half.
Then Wilshire won and despatched a penalty just after the hour mark, before setting up Theo Walcott for Arsenal's 10th on 69 minutes.
Burgenland's Junuz Foric then scored a consolation goal, and Alexander Martna added a second in the final minute.
The Arsenal starting XI was similar to the one held to a 1-1 draw at Szombathelyi, with Bendtner and Vela deployed as twin strikers, Denilson and Aaron Ramsey operating in central midfield the Hoyte brothers - Justin and Gavin - paired as central defenders. Wilshere and Armand Traore played on the flanks.
Arsene Wenger sent on Henri Lansbury for Traore, and at half-time replaced Manuel Almunia with Vito Mannnone, Gael Clichy with Mark Randall, Denilson with Walcott and Bendtner with Jay Simpson.
source: goal.com