A host of Arsenal and Premier League legends came together to thrash an African Masters side 9-5 in the Kanu Cup.
Arsene Wenger masterminded the victory in which former Gunners ace Robert Pires bagged twice, as did Manchester United and Fulham legend Louis Saha.
The match raised money for live-saving treatments for children and adults across Africa.
Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu has set up his own foundation with the match taking place at Barnet's Hive Stadium.
Among those the other players who took part in the star-studded match were Sol Campbell, Michael Essien and Steve McManaman.
Premier League Masters: Lehmann, Thompson, Gallas, Babb, Chimbonda, McManaman, Pires, Greening, Richardson, Saha, Webber
Subs: Brown, Riza, Eagles, Campbell, Kanu
African Masters: Shaaban, C Kanu, Toure, Shittu, Bassong, Lua Lua, Essien, Djemba-Djemba, Odemwingie, Yakubu, Kanu
Subs: Uchechi, Amokachi, Lauren, Mido, Hassan
Relive all the action below.
PEEEEEP!
Barnet belongs to the Premier League.
GOOAAALLLL
Essien smashes a free kick straight into the wall.
He follows the ball and smashes into the roof of the net.
Premier League 9-4 Africa.
GOOAAALL!
Feed the Yak and he will score.
Premier League 9-3 Africa.
GOOAAALLLL
9-2.
GOOOAAALLL
It is officially a goal bonanza at Barnet.
Pires does what he does best, curling balls into the bottom corner of netting.
That’s his second of the day.
Premier League 8-2 Africa.
GOAAAALLLL
Finally.
Kanu has finally scored!
Not difficult at all after a wonderful outside of the foot pass.
Premier League 7-2 Africa.
65mins
The defences are back again!
Well kind of, the mental goalscoring has stopped.
Essien powers one around 20 seats back.
60mins
I think we could be here all day and Kanu won’t score.
He’s had so many chances but lacked complete power every time.
Kanu’s clean through and can’t score again.
GOOAAAALLL
Another for Saha.
This one is the pick of the match so far.
A back heel from Kanu tees up the former United man who shifts the ball to his left foot and blasts into the top corner.
Top quality.
Premier League 6-2 Africa.
GOOAAAALLLL
The Africans aren’t done just yet.
A seaming run down the right from LuaLua he pretends to shoot to earn a bit of space and then slides in.
Beautiful stuff for his second.
Premier League 5-2 Africa
GOOAALLL
Five (5) nil.
Easy peasy Pires squeezey.
The Frenchman taps in another.
Premier League 5-1 Africa.
GOOOAAALLL
Easy as you like.
Riza is clean through and rolls home.
The African defence is non existent, that’s the Chris Eagles effect.
Premier League 4-1 Africa.
GOOAAAALLLL
Premier League get their two goal lead back.
Saha is in acres of space and takes his time before bending into the top corner.
As the goal goes in Webber is replaced by Eagles.
Premier League 3-1 Africa.
42mins
Kanu runs and runs and runs.
And then slices badly, not even wide just to nowhere.
Subs
Not sure on who has gone off on the playing front.
But...
WE HAVE A NEW REF!
PEEEEEP
As a kid does the floss dance in the stands the players are back out.
Mido is among them...he is looking svelte.
Off we go again.
PEEEEP
There is the half time whistle.
GOOAAAALLLL
Now we are cooking on gas.
LuaLua pulls one back for the Africans.
He deceives a defender with a dummy, slots home and then somersaults.
Premier League 2-1 Africa.
GOOAAAALLLLL
Arsenal and Chelsea legend William Gallas makes it 2-0 to the Premier League masters.
Top finish that with the outside of his foot.
33mins
Thompson isn’t too far away from his second goal of the day.
He drills an effort but it comfortably clears the goal.
30mins
Pires goes close for Premier League with a long range curling effort.
28mins
To call the pace pedestrian would be an overstatement.
More cycle in Hyde Park than Tour de France.
Chances are at a premium now as well.
Africans narrowly on top.
Line ups
22mins
Oooh that is close to 1-1.
Essien takes aim but clangs against the upright.
The Premier League legends then play it cool on their own goal line before getting it clear.
20mins
Fulham and Manchester United legend Saha shoots.
Good power on the shot and Shabaan needs to be good to push behind.
16mins
The Africans have grown into this game nicely.
Kanu is pulling the strings and getting his shots away.
Pity they have all lacked power so far.
The latest effort does force a dive out of Lehmann though.
13mins
Kanu has his first shot on goal.
Straight at Lehmann.
At the other end Shabaan is in no man’s land but is bailed out by his defenders.
Arsene Wenger is here!
The former Arsenal boss has taken a seat just next to the dugouts.
11mins
Kieran Richardson takes a swing but is off target.
Good run on the counter from Greening to set him up.
6mins
The Premier League side are dominating the possession so far.
Pires and McManaman are showing off their silky touches.
Shaaban has been forced into a couple of tricky cross catches.