Arsenal concluded their pre-season tour of Spain and Ireland with a 3-1 defeat to Spanish side Real Betis at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on Wednesday.
Real Betis raced into a two-goal lead through Riquelme and Nelson Deossa before Piero Hincapie pulled one back for Arsenal with a header from Christos Tzolis’ corner.
Former West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals restored Betis’ two-goal advantage before the break with a long-range strike as the La Liga side secured victory.
A post match report on the club’s website disclosed this.
The visitors opened the scoring inside 10 minutes after a corner evaded Arsenal’s defence and fell to Riquelme at the far post.
Deossa doubled Betis’ advantage midway through the first half with a powerful 30-yard effort into the top corner.
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Arsenal responded through Hincapie, who headed home Tzolis’ inswinging corner, but Kai Havertz’s misplaced pass in his own half allowed
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