2013 Emirates Cup

2013 2013 Emirates Cup Final.jpg 250px 3 – 4 August England 4 1 1 1 Galatasaray 1 Porto Arsenal Napoli 4 12 Didier DrogbaGoran Pandev(2 goals each) 2011 2014 London The 2013 Emirates Cup was a pre-season football friendly tournament hosted by Arsenal at its home ground, the Emirates Stadium in London. It was the sixth Emirates Cup, an invitational competition inaugurated in 2007. Held on the weekend of 3–4 August 2013, the participants were Arsenal, Porto, Napoli, and Galatasaray. The 2013 edition marked the resumption of the Emirates Cup as the tournament took a hiatus in 2012 due to the Summer Olympics. The competition followed a point scoring system much like the Amsterdam Tournament, whereby each team played two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. It also reverted to system whereby each goal was awarded with a point. Arsenal did not face Porto, and Napoli did not play against Galatasaray. The first day saw Galatasaray defeat Porto by a single goal, while Arsenal came from two goals down to draw against Napoli. Didier Drogba scored twice for Galatasaray against Arsenal to ensure the Turkish club won the tournament. Porto beat Napoli 3–1 to finish second, on six points. Background In March 2007 Arsenal announced their intention to stage a pre-season competition at their home ground, the Emirates Stadium. Managing director Keith Edelman revealed plans were at an exploratory stage, and added: "It would be in pre-season, around late July, and tickets would be reasonably priced. We feel it could be a really exciting event."Richard Clarke http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/pre-season-tournament-planned-for-emirates Pre-season tournament planned for Emirates Arsenal F.C. 29 March 2007 18 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629185552/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/pre-season-tournament-planned-for-emirates 2016-06-29 dead The tournament went ahead four months later and is named after Arsenal's main sponsor Emirates.http://www.emirates.com/english/about/emirates-sponsorships/football/emirates-cup.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20160405101439/http://www.emirates.com/english/about/emirates-sponsorships/football/emirates-cup.aspx The Emirates Cup Emirates 7 November 2017 5 April 2016 After a break in 2012 due to the Summer Olympics, Arsenal confirmed the return of the Emirates Cup in May 2013.http://www.arsenal.com/emiratescup Emirates Cup returns for summer 2013 Arsenal F.C. 15 May 2013 10 November 2017 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130726182314/http://www.arsenal.com/emiratescup 26 July 2013 Süper Lig champions Galatasaray, Italian side Napoli and Portuguese club Porto were revealed as participants for the 2013 edition, alongside hosts Arsenal. Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said in a statement, "We are welcoming three high-quality sides to this year’s competition again and I’m sure we’ll see some great football played over the two days." Summary thumb|240px|Napoli manager Rafael Benítez standing on the touchline Porto faced Galatasaray on the first day of the tournament. The only goal of the game was scored by Galatasaray's Felipe Melo, who converted a penalty in the second half. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/galatasaray-beats-porto-1-0-to-start-emirates-cup-51968 Galatasaray beats Porto 1–0 to start Emirates Cup Hürriyet Daily News Associated Press 3 August 2013 10 November 2017 Porto began sprightly, but struggled to make their possession count. They were awarded a penalty in the 19th minute but Jackson Martínez saw his effort saved by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. As the match went on Galatasaray started to dominate; Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder linked up well and provided the team's biggest threat up front. After taking the lead via a penalty won by former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboué, Galatasaray once more conceded a penalty. Up stepped Porto's captain Lucho González, but he hit his penalty wide. The score ended 1–0 in Galatasaray's favour; the club's manager Fatih Terim said afterwards: “Our play wasn't very satisfactory but in the second half we pressed more and we performed better.” Arsenal played Napoli in the day's late game. In the match, the hosts came back from two goals down in the space of 14 minutes to draw 2–2.Simon Burton https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/03/arsenal-napoli-emirates-cup Arsenal turn boos to cheers after coming back to draw with Napoli The Observer London 3 August 2013 10 November 2017 Napoli were sharp in the first half, leading through Lorenzo Insigne's goal and doubled their advantage after Pandev went around goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański to score.https://www.skysports.com/football/arsenal-vs-napoli/286600 Emirates Cup: Arsenal come from two goals down to draw 2–2 with Napoli Sky Sports 7 August 2013 10 November 2017 Arsenal's poor performance resulted in the home support booing the team off at half time. Arsenal played with purpose thereafter, and got back into the game when Olivier Giroud's overhead kick found its way into the Napoli goal. Laurent Koscielny equalised for Arsenal with four minutes of normal time remaining. In an assessment of Arsenal's performance, The Observers match reporter Simon Burton noted the hosts "worked the ball nicely through midfield but ran out of ideas at the edge of the penalty area." Napoli took on Porto on the second day of the Emirates Cup. The Italian club led towards the end of the first half as Goran Pandev scored from the penalty spot.http://www.news18.com/news/sports/porto-recover-to-beat-napoli-in-emirates-cup-628955.html Porto recover to beat Napoli in Emirates Cup News18 Associated Press 4 August 2013 10 November 2017 Porto responded after the break with three goals; the first came in the 50th minute when Nabil Ghilas' strike beat Pepe Reina in goal. Napoli's Federico Fernández scored an own goal and substitute Licá sealed a 3–1 win for the Portuguese side after Andrea Dossena made an error in his penalty box. The final game of the tournament was Arsenal versus Galatasaray. It was the first meeting between the two clubs since the 2000 UEFA Cup Final which Galatasaray won on penalties.https://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1415/pre/first-team/arsenal-v-galatasaray-match-preview Arsenal v Galatasaray – Match Preview Arsenal F.C 1 October 2014 10 November 2017 Yaya Sanogo played up front for Arsenal, while Drogba started on the bench for Galatasaray.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10221661/Arsenal-1-Galatasaray-2-match-report.html Arsenal 1 Galatasaray 2: match report The Daily Telegraph London 4 August 2013 10 November 2017 Theo Walcott, who missed a chance in the 18th minute, gave Arsenal the lead five minutes before the break.David Hytner https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/04/galatasaray-arsenal-didier-drogba-emirates Arsenal sunk by Galatasaray's Didier Drogba double in Emirates Cup The Guardian London 4 August 2013 10 November 2017 A tangle between Drogba and Ignasi Miquel in the Arsenal penalty box resulted in the referee awarding Galatasaray a penalty in the 78th minute. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger described the penalty as a "classic Drogba," and the player duly converted his spot kick. Drogba scored his second of the match late on to win the Emirates Cup for Galatasaray; he controlled a long ball from Sneijder, before cutting inside and shooting past Wojciech Szczęsny. It was Drogba's 15th goal against Arsenal in 15 matches.http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/didier-drogba-broke-another-record-with-his-goal-against-schalke-last-night.-here-s-five-more_sto4714705/story.shtml Didier Drogba broke another record with his goal against Schalke last night.. here's five more! Eurosport 26 November 2014 10 November 2017 Standings Each team played two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and a point for every goal scored. In addition, shots on target were taken into account and were used to decide the tournament winners if teams were level on points and goal difference. main WDL GAL Galatasaray POR Porto ARS Arsenal NAP Napoli 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1 1 3 5 3 3 3 3 gold C complete Ciullini 2015 Matches 3 August 2013 14:00 BST Galatasaray 1–0 Report Porto Felipe Melo 71 pen. Emirates Stadium, London 59,554 Andre Marriner 3 August 2013 16:20 BST Arsenal 2–2 Report Napoli Giroud 72 Koscielny 86 Insigne 7Pandev 28 Emirates Stadium, London 59,554 Kevin Friend 4 August 2013 14:00 BST Napoli 1–3 Report Porto Pandev 45 pen. Ghilas 50Fernández 68 o.g.Licá 78 Emirates Stadium, London 59,608 Anthony Taylor 4 August 2013 16:20 BST Arsenal 1–2 Report Galatasaray Walcott 40 Drogba 78 pen. 87 Emirates Stadium, London 59,608 Jonathan Moss Goalscorers thumb|right|250px|Didier Drogba (left) scored two goals in the tournament RankNameTeamGoals1CIV Didier DrogbaGalatasaray2MKD Goran PandevNapoli3FRA Olivier GiroudArsenal1FRA Laurent KoscielnyArsenalENG Theo WalcottArsenalBRA Felipe MeloGalatasarayITA Lorenzo InsigneNapoliALG Nabil GhilasPortoPOR LicáPortoOwn goalARG Federico FernándezNapoli1 ReferencesSpecific30emGeneral' Pablo Ciullini https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/emiratescup13.html Emirates Cup 2013 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 10 September 2015 10 November 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160916123425/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/emiratescup13.html 16 September 2016 Category:Emirates Cup Emirates Cup Emirates Cup Emirates Cup Emirates Cup Emirates Cup Emirates Cup