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FA Cup | Third Round
Jan 4, 2014 at 5.15pm UK
 
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2-0

Cazorla (31'), Rosicky (62')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Half-Time Report: Santi Cazorla hands Arsenal lead at the break

Arsenal lead at the break in their FA Cup clash with Tottenham Hotspur as Santi Cazorla strikes in the 31st minute at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal lead Tottenham Hotspur at the break in their FA Cup third-round clash at the Emirates Stadium thanks to a strike from Santi Cazorla.

Arsenal's Santi Cazorla celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Tottenham during their FA Cup third round match on January 4, 2013© AFP

The visitors started brightly and had the first real chance of the game as Christian Eriksen got behind Bacary Sagna and poked a low effort at goal, but Lukasz Fabianski was there to make the stop at his near post.

The Gunners responded as Theo Walcott forced Hugo Lloris into making a good save. Serge Gnabry fed him the ball on a counter and he picked up and ran at the Spurs defence before firing a 25-yard effort at goal, but the Frenchman made the save.

Arsenal's Theo Walcott and Tottenham's Vlad Chiriches in action during their FA Cup third round match on January 4, 2013© Getty Images

Arsene Wenger's side upped the ante, and Walcott and Gnabry went close with efforts from outside the area that missed the target by inches with Lloris scrambling on both occasions.

Walcott missed a glorious chance to hand his side the lead in the 26th minute when he was put through on goal by Cazorla, but he could only fire his effort straight at Lloris.

The Gunners took the lead when Gnabry raided forward on the edge of the box and threaded the ball down the left for the unmarked Cazorla to run onto, and the Spaniard made no mistake in dispatching his shot past Lloris into the top corner.

Tottenham had a late effort in the half to try to get level, but Roberto Soldado fired an effort inches past the post from inside the box.

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Arsenal's Santi Cazorla celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Tottenham during their FA Cup third round match on January 4, 2013
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