New player Geocles debuts in the warm-up match, Arsenal wins the magpies in the warm-up match
8:28pm, 28 July 2025Football
Arsenal fans have been looking forward to for a long time, Geocles, has finally officially announced his joining and made his debut in the Singapore warm-up match. Many fans put on the "mask" of his goal to celebrate, and his customized jerseys were out of stock.
"Gunners" Arsenal made its official debut after joining the new aid center Gyokeres at the Singapore National Stadium on Sunday (July 27). The team also narrowly defeated Newcastle 3-2 in the second Singapore Football Carnival, bringing tens of thousands of fans back.
Geocles, who has been waiting for for Arsenal fans for a long time, officially announced his joining in the early hours of Sunday morning, Singapore time. The initial transfer fee ranged from £55 million to £57.4 million, and the additional terms are about £8 million. He signed with Arsenal for five years and will wear the No. 14 jersey of team legend Henry.
This powerful center who scored 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting Lisbon last season, appeared in the cheers of many fans about 10 minutes before the game, walked to the center of the stadium and waved around. The Weston Corp jersey store near the stadium was out of stock. The payment of about 100 people and the store manager was lined up for two hours before the game, most of which were artillery fans. Chopra, the person in charge, said that although there has not been any official announcement before, artillery fans have requested customization since a few days ago.
Geocles jersey, such requests were rumored to be released on Saturday (26th) evening, and the team officially announced on Sunday morning, which increased dramatically. There are many fans in and out of the Geocle jersey store. "We have prepared a lot of his jersey names and numbers, but they will be used up at around 4:30 pm and will be available in a few days. There is also a lot of demand from other stores and online stores." Arsenal fans put on Geocles' "mask" outside the stadium to celebrate the game, nearly 40,000 fans came to the stadium and staged a wonderful attack. The game attracted a total of 38,720 fans, which is much more than the 22,813 people who Arsenal defeated AC Milan on Wednesday (23rd).
Arsenal fans were very powerful and kept cheering for the team in the game. The two teams staged a wonderful offensive battle. Elanga, who joined the Magpies from Nottingham Forest, received a pass from Tonali, and then shot. The ball drew a strange trajectory, hit the post and deflected into the net, opening the first record for the Magpies.
However, Arsenal overtook the score in the 33rd and 35th minutes, and Spanish midfielder Merino first pushed the ball into a dead corner with his left foot in the penalty area. Then German general Havertz made a threatening pass on the left, and Magpies defender Alex Murphy scored his own own when he cleared the ball.
Merino (formerly) scored the first goal for Arsenal
Magpies winger Jacob Murphy, who came on the bench, pierced a low shot from outside the penalty area in the 58th minute, allowing the two teams to return to the same starting line.
Jacob Murphy (second from right) tied the score for Newcastle to 2-2
Ordgao scored a free throw and forced Pope and substitute goalkeeper Ruddy to make multiple saves. Arsenal's 15-year-old forward Dowman, who had two wonderful shots, tripped by Joelinton in the 82nd minute and won the free throw. Odegaard scored a shot, allowing Arsenal to win two consecutive wins in the warm-up match.
Ordgao (right) scored a free throw for Arsenal, and then secured the victory
Arsenal will fly to Hong Kong and stage an overseas derby with North London's archenemy Tottenham at the Hong Kong football event on Thursday (31st).
Arteta: It will evaluate the situation of Geocles to decide when to play
Regarding whether Geocles will make his debut by then, Arteta said: "After he won the championship in his last game for Portugal Sports, he has not trained with the team. We will evaluate his situation tomorrow (28th). He finished his physical examination and everything is good... Of course, we hope to get him with us as soon as possible, but we have to evaluate it."
Another defender, Mosquera, did not make the roster in this game. Arteta explained that his physical fitness was not up to standard and would take it step by step.
Newcastle defender Botman and Arsenal defender Calafiori were injured in the first and second half respectively, and Arteta and Magpies coach Eddie Howe both hoped that their respective players would be fine.
The Magpies lost 0-4 to Scotland's Celtic in a friendly match. Eddie Howe said the team's performance has improved a lot, but it can still do better. Regarding the main striker Isak, who is facing transfer rumors and does not come to Singapore due to injury, Eddie Howe said there is no more news about his future.
The Magpie will fly to South Korea after passing and fight against the Korean K League All-Stars next Wednesday (30th), and then play against Tottenham on August 3.
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