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Two victories lead Arsenal to LG Amsterdam Tournament title

Football giants Arsenal won the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2007 in a buzzing Amsterdam ArenA with nearly 40,000 spectators on Saturday evening. Four spectacular matches with fantastic goals, fanatic play, great saves and a well-deserved Player of the Tournament: John Heitinga from Ajax. This year our four top teams scored a fantastic total of ten goals. The audience supplied a huge amount of excitement and noise and created a fantastic atmosphere.

The Tournament was thrilling until the final minutes of the last game, as the winners were still unknown. Atlético Madrid beating Lazio in the first game of the second day, resulting in six points for the Spaniards, put the pressure on Ajax and Arsenal, both with five points after the first day. A 0-0 draw would bring Atlético the tournament title. In the 86th (!) minute Robin van Persie secured the trophy for Arsenal by scoring the 1-0 for the ‘Gunners’.

It is the second time since 2005 that Arsenal has won the LG Amsterdam Tournament and Arsène Wenger was delighted with the victory. They achieved it with nine points - three for each victory over Lazio and Ajax, plus one bonus point for each goal they scored (three). Atlético Madrid ended second with 6 points, hosts Ajax gathered 5 points and grabbed third place and Lazio ended fourth with 2 points.

Below the results of the four 90-minute matches and the final standing:

Lazio – Arsenal 1-2

Ajax – Atlético Madrid 2-0

Lazio – Atlético Madrid 1-3

Ajax – Arsenal 0-1

On behalf of The International Event Partnership and the LG Amsterdam Tournament 2007 we want to thank our host Ajax, our main title Sponsor LG, our participating teams Arsenal, Lazio and Atlético Madrid, the Amsterdam ArenA, all our partners, associates and sponsors, the audience and everbody else who have made this year’s tournament a huge success, for their fantastic contribution.

We definitely hope to see you all next year!