Arsenal's record signing Alexandre Lacazette scored on debut in their 2-0 win over Australian champions Sydney FC on Thursday.
Lacazette, signed last week in a £52.5 million ((Dh250m) deal from Lyon, came off the bench in the second half to score Arsenal's second goal before more than 80,000 fans at Sydney's Olympic stadium.
Lacazette side-footed home to beat goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne from close range after captain Per Mertesacker had opened the scoring in the fourth minute.
"It's important that he gets that off his shoulders because you as a striker expect to score, so you could see he was happy," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger told reporters.
"But overall what we look for basically is to play at a good pace and develop our collective game and for long periods in the game that was quite good for us.
"They gave us tough opposition, they tried for every ball and I would say at the end of the day their goalkeeper was man of the match."
Up to Lacazette's slick finish Redmayne, a one-time triallist at Arsenal, had denied them with a string of spectacular saves to give Sydney FC an outside chance of snatching a draw against the English Premier League club.
Arsenal got off to a dream start when defender Mertesacker latched onto an overhead kick off a corner from fellow German Mesut Ozil to put his team ahead in the opening minutes. Mertesacker pivoted and let fly to beat Redmayne from close range.
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Youngster Reiss Nelson was lively down the right wing and troubled the home defence before he tired late in the half.
"All the youngsters did well; Nelson and Joe Willcock had a very strong performance, they are very young, just 18 years old, so that's very promising and they are English as well," Wenger said.
Sydney made few inroads into Arsenal territory but almost equalised when striker Matt Simon hit the side netting after Petr Cech made a low parry save off a Josh Brillante volley in the box.
Redmayne made a double save shortly afterwards and then flung himself to prevent Willock from scoring with three minutes to half time.
Nelson came close just after the resumption before substitute keeper Emi Martinez had to get down sharply to keep out Chris Zuvela.
Arsenal received a dubious penalty decision 10 minutes into the second half when Theo Walcott's shot hit the back of scrambling defender Sebastian Ryall but referee Shaun Evans signalled hand ball and pointed to the spot.
But Redmayne again came to Sydney's aid with a diving save to his right to keep out Danny Welbeck's spot kick.
"We made a mistake, we should have given them the ball back, it's always difficult to know how to behave, we should have just rolled the ball back," Wenger said.
"I don't know if Danny Welbeck saw it on video, but on the video it was obvious it was no penalty."
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Wenger made mass changes midway through the second half, taking off all 10 of his outfield players and among his substitutes on came the club's new record signing Lacazette.
Redmayne again produced another acrobatic save to keep out an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain free kick.
But Lacazette delivered the clinching goal when he finished off Alex Iwobi's cross from the right to find the net.
Arsenal play the second of a double-header of friendly matches in Sydney against Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday before they head to China.
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UAE fixtures Mon Nov 20, v China; Tue Nov 21, v Thailand; Thu Nov 23, v Nepal; Fri Nov 24, v Hong Kong; Sun Nov 26, v Malaysia; Mon Nov 27, Final
(The winners will progress to the Global Qualifier)
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UAE squad
Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind
Fixtures
Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE
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The specs: 2019 Infiniti QX50
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Transmission: Continuously variable transmission
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Torque: 380Nm @ 4,400rpm
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Sept 16: Pakistan v Qualifier (Dubai)
Sept 17: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
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Favourite quote: “If you’re going through hell, keep going” Winston Churchill
Favourite breed of dog: All of them. I can’t possibly pick a favourite.
Favourite place in the UAE: The Stray Dogs Centre in Umm Al Quwain. It sounds predictable, but it honestly is my favourite place to spend time. Surrounded by hundreds of dogs that love you - what could possibly be better than that?
Favourite colour: All the colours that dogs come in
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How being social media savvy can improve your well being
Next time when procastinating online remember that you can save thousands on paying for a personal trainer and a gym membership simply by watching YouTube videos and keeping up with the latest health tips and trends.
As social media apps are becoming more and more consumed by health experts and nutritionists who are using it to awareness and encourage patients to engage in physical activity.
Elizabeth Watson, a personal trainer from Stay Fit gym in Abu Dhabi suggests that “individuals can use social media as a means of keeping fit, there are a lot of great exercises you can do and train from experts at home just by watching videos on YouTube”.
Norlyn Torrena, a clinical nutritionist from Burjeel Hospital advises her clients to be more technologically active “most of my clients are so engaged with their phones that I advise them to download applications that offer health related services”.
Torrena said that “most people believe that dieting and keeping fit is boring”.
However, by using social media apps keeping fit means that people are “modern and are kept up to date with the latest heath tips and trends”.
“It can be a guide to a healthy lifestyle and exercise if used in the correct way, so I really encourage my clients to download health applications” said Mrs Torrena.
People can also connect with each other and exchange “tips and notes, it’s extremely healthy and fun”.
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Country United Kingdom
Grands Prix entered 198
Pole positions 67
Wins 57
Podiums 110
Points 2,423
World Championships 3
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He became the first Emirati to climb Mount Everest in 2011, from the south section in Nepal
He ascended Mount Everest the next year from the more treacherous north Tibetan side
By 2015, he had completed the Explorers Grand Slam
Last year, he conquered K2, the world’s second-highest mountain located on the Pakistan-Chinese border
He carries dried camel meat, dried dates and a wheat mixture for the final summit push
His new goal is to climb 14 peaks that are more than 8,000 metres above sea level