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-- 作者:liamin -- 发布时间:2014-12-24 17:35:30 -- that was unbeaten in competitive play at home last season. But the MLS champions looked vulnerable as they played their third game in seven BIRMINGHAM, England -- Arsenal scored two goals in the space of 59 seconds on its way to a 2-1 win over Aston Villa that put the visitors back on top of the Premier League on Monday. Jack Wilsheres 34th-minute opener was quickly followed by a well-taken goal by Olivier Giroud, which proved to be enough to lift Arsenal back above Manchester City and Chelsea after their victories at the weekend. Belgium striker Christian Benteke scored his first goal since mid-September to give Villa hope in the 76th minute but the home side couldnt find an equalizer despite late pressure. "The first half was more about playing, and the second half was more about fighting," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. With its fourth straight league win, Arsenal restored its one-point lead over City after 21 matches. To cap another disappointing result at Villa Park for the mid-table hosts, Villa defender Nathan Baker was carried off on a stretcher in the 21st minute after briefly losing consciousness when he was hit straight in the face by a shot from Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry. Baker required oxygen and a neck brace after being treated on the field for seven minutes. He was later diagnosed with mild concussion, according to broadcaster Sky Sports. The pressure was on Arsenal after seeing the rest of the top seven all pick up victories by two-goal margins over the weekend. However, save for a worrying last 15 minutes when Villa rallied gamely, the Gunners passed the ball much better and always looked the likely winners. Wilsheres goal came when he ran onto a cut-back from left back Nacho Monreal, took a touch and shot low in to the bottom corner to the left of goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Just seventeen seconds after the restart, the ball hit the back of the net again. This time Wilshere was the provider, the England midfielder collecting a loose ball and playing a sublime pass through to Giroud, who brought the ball down well and fired across Guzan into the corner. It was the France strikers ninth league goal of the season on his return to the first team after a spell out through injury and illness. Villa had only scored seven goals in its previous 10 home games this season so a comeback was unlikely, even if memories were relatively fresh of a surprise win at Arsenal on the first day of the season. However, when Benteke stooped to head in Matthew Lowtons fine cross at full stretch after Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla sloppily gave possession away, it was all to play for with 14 minutes left. Bentekes downward header, saved comfortably by Wojciech Szczesny, was the closest Villa came to earning a point. "Its a massive three points, especially because we dropped a bit in the second half," Wilshere said. 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This time Toronto held the lead. When the final whistle sounded, players from the bench spilled onto the field and mobbed their teammates, celebrating Torontos accomplishment of becoming the first Canadian club to advance this far in the history of the tournament. "I feel happy for Toronto," striker Ryan Johnson said. "This is personally something Ive wanted for Toronto since I got here." Johnson scored the games opening goal and later assisted on Nick Soolsmas winner in the 67th minute. Toronto will face Mexicos Santos Laguna in the semifinals. Santos Laguna routed the Seattle Sounders 6-1 on Wednesday night in Torreon, Mexico, for a 7-3 aggregate victory. Just last week Toronto held a comfortable 2-0 lead in front of a raucous crowd of 47,000 at Rogers Centre only to watch as Landon Donovan capitalized on a defensive miscue in the 89th minute to help forge a 2-2 tie. Instead of being able to play for a tie and advance, Toronto came to Los Angeles in search of a win or high-scoring draw, a tough task against a Galaxy squad that was unbeaten in competitive play at home last season. But the MLS champions looked vulnerable as they played their third game in seven days, especially after allowing Johnsons header off a long cross into the box from Soolsma for the opening goal in the 34th minute. And while an own goal from Ty Harden momentarily levelled the score, Johnson set up Soolsmas go-ahead goal 12 minutes later. "We made a pact this year that if something happens,, to keep our heads up and fight back," Johnson said.dddddddddddd The atmosphere was noticeably different Wednesday night compared from the first leg. Attendance at The Home Depot Center was limited to a sellout crowd of 7,500 fans because of a prearranged mid-week parking agreement with the Galaxy and the stadiums landlord, Cal State University. The small section of Toronto supporters that showed up were treated to an upset of the heavily-favoured Galaxy. "We punished ourselves by not winning this game," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said. "It was there to be won and we didnt get it done." The difference between the teams on Wednesday was that Toronto finished its opportunities and Los Angeles did not. The Galaxy managed 14 shots, twice as many as Toronto, including an abundance of looks in the opening half. But they were hampered by a lack of accuracy on those attempts. "If you dont put chances away then theres always going to be the danger that teams are going to break-off and beat you," Galaxy star David Beckham said. "They had two chances and finished them both." Johnson positioned himself on the far post and made a well-timed leap to rise above Galaxy defender Tommy Meyer and meet Soolsmas cross with his head for his second goal of the series, giving Toronto a 1-0 lead. A defensive miscue allowed the Galaxy to even the score in the 55th minute. Donovan worked the ball down the right sideline and played a ball into the box intended for Robbie Keane, but it was instead intercepted by a sliding Harden and pushed into the net. Soolsma scored the winner when Johnson dribbled toward the end line and found his streaking teammate for a one-time blast. Toronto preserved the advantage, heading back home riding a supreme amount of confidence. "This is huge," Johnson said. "It shows the difference that this year has made. What we are doing her is special." cheap nfl jerseys \' \' \' |