08 Aug 2004 23:06 UTC
Gilberto opened the scoring Sunday with an easy tap-in the 49th minute from a Reyes cross. But United equalized six minutes later when Alan Smith scored on a long-range shot.
United won the Community Shield match on penalties last year.
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Jose Reyes scored one goal and set up another to lead English football club Arsenal to a 3-1 win over Manchester United in the Community Shield in Cardiff, Wales. The game is the traditional curtain raiser to the English Premier League season.
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The tie did not last long, with Reyes scoring on a diagonal shot after Gilberto headed the ball in a crowded box. Mikael Silvestre rounded out the scoring for Arsenal, tipping Ashley Cole's shot into the net in the 79th minute.