Gazza The Gooner

Gazza The Gooner

December 8, 2021December 10, 2021 by The Hex Blog

Arsenal vs International XI

Paul Merson Testimonial Match

Highbury, Wednesday May 8th 1996

The teams at the start were 

  Arsenal              International XI

  Seaman               Miklosko        
  Dixon                Wilkins
  Winterburn           Rix
  Hoddle               Gullit
  Linighan             Bilic
  Adams                O Leary
  Platt                Kanchelskis
  Merson               Le Tissier
  Bergkamp             Nicholas
  Gascoigne            Jess
  Wright               Waddle

Final score:
Arsenal (4) 8 - 5 (0) International XI
(Merson 2,              (Jess, 
Gascoigne 4,            Le Tissier 2, 
Bergkamp,               Rix, 
Shaw)                   Kanchelskis)

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