Fabianski wants extended run

Lukasz Fabianski wants
his FA Cup semi-final
shoot-out heroics to
be rewarded with an
extended run in the
Arsenal team.
The Gunners goalkeeper made the
difference against Wigan Athletic in
Saturday's last-four clash at Wembley,
saving the holders' first two spot-kicks
from Gary Caldwell and Jack Collison to lay
the foundations for Arsenal's 4-2 victory on
penalties after the match had finished 1-1 .
The Poland international has been an ever-
present in Arsenal's run to the final, but is
firmly established as his club's second-
choice keeper behind compatriot Wojciech
Szczesny in the Premier League. Fabianski
has not played in the top flight at all this
season, and has made just four league
appearances since the beginning of the
2011-12 campaign - but after putting
Arsenal in prime position to end their nine-
year trophy drought in next month's final,
Fabianski is hopeful of more opportunities
in Arsene Wenger's starting XI.
"I'm very happy we managed to go through
to the final, it's a massive thing for us,
especially after such a difficult game," the
Daily Mail quotes the 28-year-old as saying.
"But I don't know if I'll keep my place - it's
up to the boss. After my performance, I
hope I can."
Jordi Gomez beat Fabianski with a penalty
to give Wigan the lead just after the hour
on Saturday, before Per Mertesacker
equalised late on to force extra-time and,
ultimately, the shoot-out.
However, Gomez did not step up from 12
yards in the shoot-out - a decision the
Arsenal stopper was not expecting.
"To be honest, I did some homework but
none of them were on my list, the guys
who stepped up," he added.
"So I was just guessing, it was more
intuition rather than my homework. I was
surprised Gomez didn't step up as the first
one."