Bournemouth –
Manchester City won convincingly when they visited the headquarters Bournemouth. The Citizens feasted on a 4-1 goal.
Manchester City visited Bournemouth headquarters at the Vitality Stadium in matchday 25 of the 2022/2023 Premier League, Sunday (26/2/2023) early morning WIB. The Citizens were able to lead 3-0 in the first half.
Goals were born to Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden. After the break, Alvarez scored his second goal in this match.
Bournemouth could only reply in the last 10 minutes of the match from Jeferson Lerma. Man City closed the match with a 4-1 win.
An additional three points made Pep Guardiola’s troops continue to follow Arsenal at the top of the standings. Man City is in second place with 55 points, two points behind the Gunners.
As for Bournemouth, this result has kept them from moving away from the relegation zone. The Cherries are 19th with 21 points.
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Course of the Match
The visitors appeared pressing since the early minutes of the match. Rodri tried a long-range shot in the 7th minute. However, his efforts are still far from the target.
Gol!!! Man City could score a goal in the 15th minute. The goal came from Phil Foden’s movement which Neto was able to block. The wild ball that Erling Haalang took advantage of still hit the bar. Julian Alvarez can snatch rebounds into goals.
Gol!!! Man City doubled the advantage in the 29th minute. Ilkay Guendogan’s cross failed to hit perfectly by Foden in front of goal. Haaland did well to take advantage of wild balls into goals.
Disadvantaged, Bournemouth began to be more daring to attack. Philip fired a long-range shot that led to the goal in the 39th minute. Ederson was still able to secure the ball well.
Gol!!! Man City pulled away towards the end of the first half. Foden faced Neto after Billing made a passing error. Foden took off a hard kick that rattled the hosts’ nets in the 45th minute.
Score 3-0 to Manchester City closed the first half
Man City did not relax the attack after the break. They still appear dominant.
Gol!!! The visitors scored the fourth goal in the 51st minute. Foden’s bait ball from the left which was punched by Neto actually led to Alvarez. Freed in front of goal Alvarez fired a shot which resulted in a goal.
Tempo began to decrease entering the middle of the second half. Bournemouth took advantage of this to be able to develop the game more.
Gol!! Bournemouth reduced the lag in the 81st minute. Jordan Zemura, who was able to grab the ball, started the hosts’ quick counterattack. Jefeson Lerma managed to turn his bait into a goal.
The 4-1 score for Man City ended the 90 minutes.
Player lineup
Bournemouth: Neto; Adam Smith, Chris Mepham, Jack Stephens, Marcos Senesi, Jordan Zemura; Dango Ouattara, Jefferson Lerma, Philip Billing, Hamed Traore; Dominic Solanke.
Manchester City: Ederson; Rico Lewis, Reuben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Nathan Ake; Rodriguez, Ilkay Gundogan; Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland.
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