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16th Feb 2015

Video: All 11 Arsenal players touched the ball in the build up to Olivier Giroud’s opener v Middlesbrough

A proper team goal

Sean Nolan

Beautiful

Arsenal ruthlessly progressed into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup yesterday with a 2-0 win over Championship high-flyers Middlesbrough. The holders never looked in trouble, and once Olivier Giroud opened the scoring after 27 minutes, there would be no way baack.

The Frenchman’s second goal, a fine volley finish, got more attention post game but the opener was even arguably more special, as every Arsenal player on the pitch had a hand in it.

Check out the video below (skip to 0.23) to see the move unfold and this handy graphic by the Mail shows you each and every pass.

Mail graphic arsenal goal

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