FA Cup Final: Hull push Arsenal all the way but Gunners triumph after extra time

Luke Moore
17 May 2014

Aaron Ramsey scored the winner that clinched the cup for Arsenal

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Arsenal secured their first trophy for nine years after a dramatic cup final against Steve Bruce's Hull, and Atletico Madrid managed to break the Barcelona/Real Madrid duopoly in La Liga...

"It was a disastrous start for Arsene Wenger's charges, who went into the game as strong odds-on favourites, after they found themselves two goals behind after just eight minutes, courtesy of strikes from James Chester and Curtis Davies."

Arsenal and Hull duked out the best FA Cup final for years before the north Londoners eventually triumphed after extra time and lifted their first trophy for nine long seasons.

It was a disastrous start for Arsene Wenger's charges, who went into the game as strong odds-on favourites, after they found themselves two goals behind after just eight minutes, courtesy of strikes from James Chester and Curtis Davies. Chester's opener was matched at a huge 130.0129/1 in the First Goalscorer market.

Arsenal dragged themselves back into contention courtesy of a beautiful free kick from Santi Cazorla and were able to draw level through a close-range effort from defender Laurent Koscielny, before going on to seal the win after Aaron Ramsey turned a classy Olivier Giroud backheel home.

The Gunners were backed as high as 13.5 to win the trophy in extra time.

In Spain, Atletico Madrid lifted the La Liga trophy for the first time since 1996 after a 1-1 draw at the Nou Camp against Barcelona.

Diego Simeone's men knew that a draw would be enough to keep them just ahead of their Catalan rivals in the quest for a famous win and they now have the chance of an historic double should they be able to beat local rivals Real Madrid in the Champions League final next Saturday.

The 1-1 draw was matched at 10.519/2 on Betfair's exchange, and Alexis Sanchez was backed at 11.010/1 to open scoring, which he duly did. Diego Godin's equaliser though was enough to hand the trophy to Atleti, after they survived some nervy moments towards the end of the game.

Diego Simeone will be hot property this summer after such success, and fans of the Madrid-based club will be desperate to keep hold of their hero.

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