O Manchester City is in the final Club World Cup! Even without the cut ones Haaland e De BruynePep Guardiola’s team won the Urawa Reds (JAP) 3-0, this Tuesday (19), at King Abdullah, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Höibraaten (contra), Kovacic and Bernardo Silva swung the nets for the Citizenswho now face the Fluminense earning the unprecedented title.
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The grand final is scheduled for Friday (22), at 3pm (Brasília time), at King Abdullah.
The Japanese will compete for 3rd place against Al Ahly also on Friday, at 11am (Brasília time), at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal.
The game
As expected, City were superior during the 90 minutes, even without midfielder Kevin de Bruyne and strikers Erling Haaland and Jérémy Doku, cut from the World Cup.
In the first half, the English team had the ball at their feet, but created few clear scoring chances against the Japanese, who were more concerned with defending.
Guardiola’s team took the lead in stoppage time, when Matheus Nunes crossed low into the area, Höibraaten He tried to cut it, but ended up sending it against his own assets.
Without giving Urawa any chance to react, City came back pressing for the 2nd half. And right from the beginning, it expanded. Walker launched the measure to Kovacic shoot past the goalkeeper.
Soon after, without making much effort, the Manchester team scored the third. This time, Bernard Silva He took advantage of Nishikawa’s rebound and sent it into the left corner to make it 3-0.
With the score built, City took their foot off the brake, transforming the match into a true ”luxury training”, with 23 shots against just 1 from the Japanese.
Kovacic, Walker, Bernardo Silva and Rodri celebrate City’s goal against Urawa Reds in the Club World Cup semi-final Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images
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