Almunia saves Gunners blushes

Doncaster 2 Arsenal 2 (arsenal win 3-1 on penalties)

Almunia saves Gunners blushes
Thu, 22 Dec, 2005 - 00:00

Rovers were just seconds away from the semi-finals when Gilberto swept home Emmanuel Eboue’s cross in the 120th minute to force the nerve-racking finish.

Then Almunia - who had earlier made a dramatic double save to deny Rovers a 2-0 lead - kept his cool to save from Neil Roberts, Paul Heffernan and Paul Green.

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