Match Summary · Arsenal · Emirates Cup · Football · International Clubs · Emirates Cup · Arsenal · Borussia Dortmund · Samuele Inacio · Felix Nmecha · Konstantinos Karetsas
| Metric | Arsenal | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 58% | 42% |
| Shots | 16 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 3 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 2 |
| Corners | 8 | 3 |
| Fouls | 13 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 4 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 0 | 6 |
Dortmund made the sharper start and were in front inside seven minutes when Inacio finished from Felix Nmecha's assist at 6'08''. Arsenal struggled to settle and the visitors doubled their advantage at 28'53'', Karetsas applying the finish after Daniel Svensson set him up. The home side then made an early change when Odegaard went off and Nwaneri came on at 32'07'', before Gabriel Magalhaes picked up a yellow card on 45 minutes with Arsenal trailing 0-2 at the interval.
The second half brought the response Arsenal needed. Nwaneri pulled one back at 53'53'' from a Christos Tzolis assist and briefly shifted the momentum, but Dortmund replied quickly. Kouakou Joane Gadou restored the two-goal cushion at 57'20'' after Fabio Silva supplied the assist, giving the visitors breathing room again.
Arsenal were not finished. Gyokeres converted from the spot at 68'28'' to cut it to 2-3 and set up a tense final phase. Both sides shuffled their lineups with a stream of substitutions, but Dortmund held firm through the closing stages to seal the result and complete the scoreline in a sharp pre-season contest.