 Bergkamp was the focus of the first match at Arsenal 's new ground , the Emirates Stadium . On 22 July 2006 , a testimonial was played in his honour at the new stadium as Arsenal played his old club Ajax . Bergkamp kicked off the match with his father , Wim , and son , Mitchel . All four children acted as the match 's mascots . The first half was played by members of Arsenal and Ajax 's current squads , while the second was played by famous ex @-@ players from both sides , including Ian Wright , Vieira , Overmars , Petit and David Seaman for Arsenal , and Cruyff , Marco van Basten , Danny Blind , Frank and Ronald de Boer for Ajax . Arsenal won the match 2 – 1 with goals from Henry and Nwankwo Kanu . Klaas @-@ Jan Huntelaar had earlier opened the scoring for Ajax , making him the first goalscorer at the Emirates Stadium . 
