U21s report: Monaco II 0-2 Arsenal

arsenal monacoOur under-21s wrapped up pre-season in style with a confident 3-1 victory over Monaco on Saturday afternoon.

The game began at a slow tempo, but just before half-time, Tommy Setford was called into action with a superb point-blank save, diving low to his right to deny Monaco. Josh Nichols was quick to react, heading the danger clear.

We took the lead right on the stroke of half-time when Ismael Kabia unleashed a thunderous 25-yard strike into the top corner — a moment of pure quality to send us into the break ahead.

After the restart, we started the second half brightly and came close to doubling our lead. Kabia, again at the heart of the move, produced brilliant work out wide…