Manchester City (hereinafter referred to as Man City) defeated Leicester City (hereinafter referred to as Leicester) and narrowed the gap with league leader Arsenal.
Man City won 3-1 on the schedule of round 31 of the Premier League in the 2022-2023 season against Leicester held at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England at 1:30 am (Korean time) on the 16th.
Manchester City came out with a 4-3-3 formation. Jack Grealish, Erling Haaland, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Aymeric Laporte, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Kyle Walker and Ederson Morales were all in the field.
Leicester faced with a 3-5-2 formation. Jamie Vardy, James Madison, Victor Christiansen, Kiernan Dewsbury Hall, Wilfrid Ndidi, Uri Thielemance, Timothy Castagne, Baut Pars, Chalar Søwinjw, Harry Sauta and Daniel Iverson came out.
Man City took a quick lead in the first half. In the 4th minute of the first half, in the attack following a corner kick, a chaotic situation occurred in front of the box, and Stones scored the opening goal by connecting the flowing ball with a left-footed shot.
Man City widened the gap. Grealish’s cross hit Ndidi’s hand 12 minutes earlier. The referee declared PK as a result of VAR, and Haaland, who started as a kicker, accurately pushed the ball into the right corner to take a 2-0 lead. Then, in the 25th minute of the first half, Haaland, who broke through the defense after cutting off the opponent’s ball, received a pass from De Bruyne and scored an additional goal with a shot that passed the goalkeeper’s key.
In the second half, both teams tried to change. Leicester had Luke Thomas, Kelechi Iheanacho (1st minute in the second half), Nampalis Mendy and Denis Prat (17th minute in the second half), while Man City had Manuel Akanji, Julian Alvarez (1st minute in the second half) and Calvin Phillips (8th minute in the second half). ), Cole Palmer (17 minutes in the second half) and Sergio Gomes (29 minutes in the second half). 바카라사이트
Leicester broke Man City’s flow and made up for one point. In the 29th minute of the second half, in a corner kick situation, Sauta’s header hit the goalkeeper’s save and flowed, and Iheanacho pushed it in front of the goal and succeeded in scoring.
Leicester continued to knock on the goal. After stealing the opponent’s ball through forward pressure in the 40th minute of the second half, Madison had a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper, but was unable to break through Ederson. Then, in the 41st minute of the second half, Patson Dhaka was put in to strengthen the attack.
Until the end of the game, Leicester pushed the opponent’s attack through pressure. In the second half of extra time, Madison’s cross on the right side slipped through the defense, and Iheanacho connected to the shooter, but hit the post.
In the end, the match ended with Man City not allowing an extra run and adding 3 points with a 3-point lead.