Arsenal draw 1-1 in China friendly

Arsenal needed a Carlos Vela strike to salvage a 1-1 draw against a determined Hangzhou Greentown on Saturday in a friendly against the Chinese Super League side. Hangzhou Greentown's Sebastian Vasquez put the home side ahead in the seventh minute after some sustained early pressure on the Arsenal goal.
Vela equalised in first-half injury time to spare the Gunners' blushes and despite changing gears in the second half they were unable to come away with a win. Arsenal are in China for the first time since a pre-season friendly match in Beijing in 1995. On the second stop of their Asian tour, they were playing in Yiwu, 285 kilometres (180 miles) south of Shanghai.