Recently, the stars of Man City had a friendly match with Yokohama F Marinos in Japan. Many fans have come to admire the top stars of the Premier League. But there is one fan luckier than all when he receives gifts from stars like Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne, …
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With the attitude of playing friendly against the guests, Man City only launched the B squad to play against Yokohama. In addition, Pep Guardiola’s teachers and students also showed a spirit of friendship when giving up the field to the home team to play football in the first minutes.
As a result, they were then conceded twice by Yokohama in the 27th and 37th minutes. But soon Man City regained the game and controlled the ball very firmly. By the end of the first half, the score was equalized at 2-2 by John Stones and Julian Alvarez.
In the second half, Pep Guardiola decided to launch a series of stars like Rodri, Foden, Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and even Erling Haaland to entertain the audience.
Shortly after 52 minutes, Haaland put his name on the scoreboard with an unstoppable close-in shot from Foden’s assist. Man City then continued to control and play half the pitch, not giving Yokohama a chance to bounce back.
At the 72nd minute, a star replaced another, Rodri, spoke up. The best player of the Champions League 2022/23 unleashed a precise cut from a distance to beat the goalkeeper, just as he did in the final against Inter in June.
At 90+2 minutes, Cancelo hit a horizontal stretch across the entire opponent’s defense to Haaland’s foot in the second column. The Norwegian striker simply cushioned the ball and completed his own double.
In the end, Man City won 5-3 Yokohama F.Marinos on the opening day of the 2023 summer tour. A jubilant, eye-catching and friendly match, satisfying both the home team and the guests.
