Manchester City thrash Ipswich at home with Haaland hat-trick

Manchester Cityalthough he missed first, he did not experience any problems against Ipswich in the home match of the 2nd round English Premier Leaguewinning confidently with a score of 4:1.

The match started sensationally: Sammy Smodic, after a pass from Benjamin Johnson, ran one-on-one and beat Ederson. The champions reacted immediately, and the main architect of the comeback was the team’s newcomer, recent Girona winger Savio.

First, the Brazilian earned a penalty, which was converted by Erling Haaland. Then, on the penalty line, the Brazilian robbed the inattentive Arjent Muric (by the way, the former goalkeeper of Manchester City), and Kevin de Bruyne sent the ball into an unprotected goal.

And immediately the Belgian sent Haaland on a breakthrough with a brilliant pass across half the field. Muric played poorly at the interception, and the Norwegian scored a double. In five minutes, the Citizens turned the game around and, in fact, closed it.

For the rest of the game, Pep Guardiola’s team confidently controlled the match and were much closer to a rout than their opponents were to a return to intrigue. Ipswich had one half-moment on the 76th minute, but no one managed to shoot at the goal.

Just before the end of the match, Muric made another mistake, and Haaland scored a hat-trick with a long-range shot into the near corner. In the final seconds, Jack Grealish was clearly brought down in the opponent’s penalty area, but instead of a penalty, he received a yellow card for simulation.

The Citizens started the championship with two wins. The Traktorists – with two defeats. In the third round, City will travel to West Ham, and Ipswich will host Fulham.

• EPL. 2nd round

Manchester City — Ipswich — 4:1 (3:1)

Goals: Holland, 12, pen., 16, 88, De Bruyne, 14 – Smodic, 7