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The course of the match
First round:
Man City were surprised by Palace’s quick goal in the sixth minute. It started with Conor Gallagher’s movement past Aymeric Laporte, then a one-two collaboration with Wilfried Zaha. Furthermore, Zaha managed to outwit goalkeeper Ederson Moraes and lead 1-0.
Left behind by one goal makes Man City look to want to quickly reply. However, with the rush game, there are only wasted opportunities on the opposing side of the defense.
Man City repeatedly attacked, from Phil Foden, Jack Grealish to Gabriel Jesus. But, no one has threatened goalkeeper Vicente Guaita. Many of his attacks run aground, cut off by the opponent’s defense.
Behind the incessant attacks from The Citizens, it seems that an empty gap has been created in the defense. It was always Wilfried Zaha almost used to launch a counterattack. Luckily there was an alert from the host’s last defender.
Disaster actually happened to Man City ahead of the break because Aymeric Laporte had to be punished with a red card. He made a hard foul on Zaha who almost had a chance to score. Finally, Man City closed the first half with 10 players trailing 0-1.
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