Club World Cup - Manchester City 3-0 Urawa Red Diamonds reach the final Kova makes her maiden goal for Manchester City in the final against Fluminense
Live broadcast on December 20th Club World Cup semifinals Manchester City vs Urawa Red Diamonds. In the first half, Hojbroten scored an own goal, and in the second half, Mateo Kovacic and B scored a goal each as Manchester City beat Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0 to advance to the Club World Cup final. At 2:00 Beijing time on December 23, Manchester City will face Fluminense, the winner of the Copa Libertadores, in the final.
【Key Events of the Competition】
In the 45th minute, Nunes and B coordinated with each other and crossed, Urawa Red Diamonds defender Hujbroten cleared the ball with his left foot and kicked it into the near corner of his goal, and Manchester City led Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0
In the 52nd minute, Walker sent an assist through the ball, and Kovacic inserted a single goal to score the first goal of Manchester City's career!
In the 59th minute, Nunez's volley was saved by Shusaku Nishikawa, and the B seat followed up with the volley and hit the Urawa defender to refract the goal! Manchester City led Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0
【Highlights of the Competition】
In the 8th minute, Rodri tried a long-range shot from the periphery and went wide↓
In the 10th minute, Akanji passed back to the goalkeeper in the backfield, and Ederson was almost cut off from playing with fire, and fell to the ground to confiscate the ball
In the 19th minute, Grealish hoisted to the penalty area, and the inserted B mat shot was confiscated by Shusaku Nishikawa↓
In the 36th minute, Foden made a long-range shot at the top of the arc, and 37-year-old Japanese goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa made a save. Subsequently, Nunes' powerful volley was confiscated again by Shusaku Nishikawa↓
In the 69th minute, Grealish had a great opportunity to face the goalkeeper, but he hesitated and was intercepted by the defenders↓
In the 70th minute, Manchester City teenager Bob volleyed into the near corner and missed the goal
In the 76th minute, Bob's inverted triangle pass from the bottom line on the right side was passed to the goal, and Alvarez's close-range shot was blocked by Shusaku Nishikawa↓
【Lineups】
Manchester City starters: 31-Ederson, 2-Walker, 5-Stones, 25-Akanji, 6-Ake, 16-Rodri, 8-Kovacic, 27-Nunez, 20-B, 47-Foden, 10-Grealish
Man City subs: 18 Ortega, 33 Carson, 3 Dias, 4 Phillips, 19 Alvarez, 21 Sergio Gomez, 24 Gvardiol, 52 Bob, 68 Aleni, 76 Susojo, 82 Lewis, 92 Hamilton
Urawa Red Diamonds starters: 1-Shusaku Nishikawa, 14-Takadai Sekine, 28-Schulz, 5-Hoybroten, 15-Kaohiro Akimoto, 3-Atsuki Ito, 19-Ken Iwao, 21-Tomoaki Okubo, 25-Kaito Anju, 8-Yoshiho Koizumi, 11-Jose Kante
Urawa Red Diamonds subs: 16-Ayumi Kishikawa, 31-Shun Yoshida, 2-Hiroki Sakai, 4-Takuya Iwanami, 26-Takuya Hagiwara, 66-Ayumu Ohata, 10-Shoya Nakajima, 22-Umi Shibado, 27-Ekani, 9-Linsen, 17-Schalke, 30-Shinzo Kozaki
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