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Highbury
Highbury
England
3-2
Italy
Wednesday 14 November 1934
International Friendly
Attendance: 56,044
âš½ Eric Brook 3', 10'
âš½ Ted Drake 12'
âš½ Giuseppe Meazza (58, 62)
First Half
âš½ 3' Eric Brook
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âš½ 10' Eric Brook
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âš½ 12' Ted Drake
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ENGLAND
ITALY
Starting XI
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Frank Moss (GK)
Cap number 4
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George Male (RB)
Cap number 1
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Eddie Hapgood (LB) (C)
Cap number 9
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Cliff Britton (RH)
Cap number 2
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Jack Barker (CH)
Cap number 2
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Wilf Copping (LH)
Cap number 7
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Ray Bowden (IR)
Cap number 2
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Ted Drake (CF)
Cap number 1
âš½12'
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Cliff Bastin (IL)
Cap number 9
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Eric Brook (OL)
Cap number 10
âš½3'âš½10'
GKCarlo Ceresoli
RBEraldo Monzeglio
LBLuigi Allemandi
HBAttilio Ferraris (Capt.)
HBLuisito Monti
HBLuigi Bertolini
OREnrico Guaita
IRPietro Serantoni
CFGiuseppe Meazza (58) (62)
ILGiovanni Ferrari
OLRaimundo Orsi
Dubbed The Battle of Highbury, this game featured 7 Arsenal players and many injuries. In the first minute, Monti broke his foot tackling Drake, who was then brought down in the box, Brook missing the penalty. Brook later broke his arm and Hapgood his nose resulting in 15 minutes off the pitch.
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