First Pre-season friendly ends in victory

Arsenal's first game of their Asia tour and their first pre-season friendly ended in a win as the Gunners beat a Malaysia XI 4-0 on Wednesday night. Arsenal found life easy in the heat of Kuala Lumpur as 70,000 fans came to cheer on the Gunners in the Bukit Jalil Stadium. Arsene Wengar handed debuts to Carl Jenkinson at right back and to Ryo Miyaichi who played on the left flank as the Arsenal manager practically fielded two different sides each half with 8 being substituted at half time and the other 3 being subbed in the 66th minute. In the match Arsenal wore their new 125th anniversary blue away shirt for the first time.

The two teams hardly had anytime to get a rhythm together when on 4 minutes Jack Wilshere raced into the box and was tripped by Mohd Aidil Zafuan and the referee gave a penalty. Aaron Ramsey stepped up and comfortably slotted the ball into the back of the net for Arsenal's first goal of pre-season.

Malaysia XI's first real chance of the game came from a free kick as the ball was put in which dipped just under the bar but Szczesny managed to tip the ball over.

9 minutes before the break Arsenal doubled their lead when Ramsey played a ball over the Malaysia XI defence and into the path of Walcott who chipped the ball over the oncoming goalkeeper for 2-0 Arsenal.

After the break Arsenal carried their momentum and on 58 minutes Arsenal went 3-0 up. The ball being played through to Vela who ran through on goal and chipped the ball over the goalkeeper.

10 minutes later Vela had another great chance as he took the ball past one player and then the goalkeeper, before getting a shot out from 7 yards, but a defender was on the line to clear the ball away.

In the dying moments of the game Arshavin raced to the byline and got in a cross which was deflected into the path of Rosicky who headed home from 4 yards out to make it 4-0 to Arsenal.

A minute later Malaysia XI did have another chance as the ball was put in but poor contact was made with the shot and Mannone could make an easy save.

A good comfortable win for Arsenal as they will look to build on that performance when they take on Chinese side Hangzhou Greentown on Saturday afternoon(UK Time).

Arsenal First Half: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Gibbs, Song, Wilshere, Ramsey, Walcott, Miyaichi, Chamakh.

Arsenal Second Half: Mannone, Jenkinson(66 for Sagna), Squillaci, Djourou, Traore, Frimpong, Denilson(66 for Nasri), Rosicky, Arshavin(66 for Ramsey), Vela, Van Persie(66 for Miyaichi).

Man of the match: Aaron Ramsey.