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Manchester City have a 3-0 lead over Brighton & Hove Albion in the first round at Amex Stadium, Saturday (24/10/2021) night WIB. Phil Foden contributed two goals.
The course of the match
Manchester City immediately controlled the game after the kick off. The visitors pressed Brighton in their own area.
Opportunities in the seventh minute for Man City. Joao Cancelo picked up the ball from Jack Grealish and fired a shot that hit Solly March. Robert Sanchez reacted swiftly and parried the ball.
Barely! Man City almost scored in the 11th minute through attacks from the right side. Sanchez’s shot was touched by Gabriel Jesus, but it was still on goal. Lewis Dunk came on at the last moment to clear the ball across the goal line.
GOAL! Man City really scored in the 13th minute. Phil Foden’s shot hit the Brighton players and bounced. Sanchez tries to catch the ball, scrambles with Gabriel Jesus, but fails.
A wild ball was kicked by Bernardo Silva towards the goal and then Ilkay Gundogan leaked it from close range. Brighton’s players protested because they thought that Sanchez had been harassed by Jesus, but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) said there were no fouls.
Brighton had spread threats in the 17th minute through Leandro Trossard. But his shot was still wide to the left of the goal,
Opportunity for Man City in the 19th minute. Phil Foden escaped after receiving Grealish’s pass and just faced the goalkeeper. But Sanchez stepped up at the right time and cut the ball to save it.
Another threat for Brighton a minute later. Grealish’s shot was blocked and fell to Jesus’ feet. The Brazilian striker directed a low shot into the left corner of the goal, which Sanchez could still parry.
GOAL! Man City were 2-0 up in the 28th minute from a quick attack. Grealish runs free on the left after receiving a pass from Silva. Holding the ball back, Grealish then slid the ball to Foden on the right, who finished it into the net.
GOAL! Man City widened the advantage in the 31st minute. Grealish’s shot from the left was cleared by the goalkeeper and the rebound was struck by Jesus. His shot hit Foden and ended up in the left corner of the goal. Foden gets credit for the goal.
A mistake from Rodri saw the ball lost in the Man City defense area in the 43rd minute. Brighton built up a strike and a strike from March was cleared by Ederson, before being caught.
Man City had a chance at the end of the first half. Foden snatched a pass from Guendogan into the left corner of the goal, but Sanchez could still be caught. The first half is over.
Lineup:
Brighton & Hove Albion: Robert Sanchez; Joel Veltman, Lewis Dunk, Dan Burn, Marc Cucurella; Pascal Gross, Jakub Moder, Adam Lallana, Solly March; Leandro Trossard, Neal Maupay
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Joao Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Gabriel Jesus, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden
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