A set piece from Ipswich Town's right flank produced the first notable moment of Arsenal's Carling Cup semifinal second leg. A ball put today the back post, swinging out at 12 yards from goal, brought Gunners keeper Wojciech Szczesny off his line. When the young Polish `keeper jumped for the ball and collided with Bacary Sagna, the cross also indirectly sent Arsenal's right back out of the back.
Arsenal Vs. Ipswich Town, Carling Cup Semifinal: Bacary Sagna Off Injured After Collision With Wojciech Szczesny
Sagan was noticeably groggy when getting treatment, down for minutes on the pitch before momentarily attempting to continue. Within second Emmanuel Eboué was in the match, the French international unable to continue after taking his own `keeper’s foreheads to his head.
Szczesny was temporarily hurt, too, though quickly got up and has continued with the match. Ipswich currently holds a 1-0 lead on aggregate, though today’s match remains scoreless, nearly 25 minutes into tonight’s match at the Emirates.
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