Manchester City vs Girona, 2022 Club Friendly

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Manchester City
  • 5': Kevin De Bruyne
  • 18': Erling Haaland
FT
2 - 0
Girona

    Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland score as Man City ease past Girona

    Manchester City claimed a comfortable 2-0 victory over Girona as they prepare for the return of the English football season.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Toni Villa (Girona).
    • 2': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Shea Charles (Manchester City).
    • 3': Valentín Castellanos (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, Girona 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 7': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
    • 7': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Shea Charles.
    • 14': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Manchester City).
    • 14': Yan Couto (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Goal! Manchester City 2, Girona 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 20': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Manchester City).
    • 23': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
    • 23': Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Sergio Gómez (Manchester City).
    • 25': Yan Couto (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Shea Charles.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Ramón Terrats (Girona).
    • 31': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
    • 32': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Offside, Girona. Ramón Terrats tries a through ball, but Iván Martín is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Yan Couto (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleix García.
    • 37': Offside, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Ramón Terrats (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 37': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 40': Foul by Toni Villa (Girona).
    • 40': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Valentín Castellanos (Girona) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Iván Martín (Girona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Toni Villa with a cross.
    • 44': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
    • 45': Offside, Girona. Aleix García tries a through ball, but Santiago Bueno is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Girona 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Girona 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Girona. Bernardo Espinosa replaces Ramón Terrats.
    • 45': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Valentín Castellanos.
    • 45': Substitution, Girona. Samu Sáiz replaces Iván Martín.
    • 45': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Toni Villa.
    • 48': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
    • 49': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
    • 50': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Manchester City).
    • 51': Substitution, Manchester City. Carlos Borges replaces Morgan Rogers.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Shea Charles.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Bernardo Espinosa (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
    • 59': Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Erling Haaland.
    • 61': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yan Couto following a fast break.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Valery Fernández (Girona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arnau Martinez.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 68': Offside, Girona. Arnau Martinez tries a through ball, but Cristhian Stuani is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 73': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
    • 73': Substitution, Girona. Manu Vallejo replaces Aleix García.
    • 73': Substitution, Girona. Joel Roca replaces Yan Couto.
    • 73': Substitution, Girona. Oscar Ureña replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Joel Roca (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valery Fernández.
    • 74': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Carlos Borges.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Carlos Borges (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Alex Robertson replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Alex Robertson (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
    • 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Rowan McDonald replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
    • 82': Foul by Oscar Bobb (Manchester City).
    • 82': Oriol Romeu (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Offside, Girona. Arnau Martinez tries a through ball, but Cristhian Stuani is caught offside.
    • 83': Hand ball by Oscar Ureña (Girona).
    • 84': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Cristhian Stuani.
    • 85': Foul by Sergio Gómez (Manchester City).
    • 85': Samu Sáiz (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Arnau Martinez (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Manu Vallejo with a cross.
    • 86': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Stefan Ortega.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manu Vallejo with a cross.
    • 87': Offside, Girona. Joel Roca tries a through ball, but Manu Vallejo is caught offside.
    • 88': Foul by Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
    • 88': Oscar Ureña (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Cole Palmer (Manchester City).
    • 90': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Girona 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Girona 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 4
    46.9 Possession 53.1
    14 SHOTS 6
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    469 Accurate Passes 550
    531 Passes 619
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    10 Accurate Crosses 0
    23 Crosses 7
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    43 Long Balls 45
    27 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 18
    9 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: Club Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 4,500

    Line-Ups

    MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    18 Stefan Ortega (GK)
    4 Jadel Katongo
    5 Shea Charles
    21 Sergio Gómez
    82 Rico Lewis
    8 Ilkay Gündogan
    80 Cole Palmer
    17 Kevin De Bruyne
    9 Erling Haaland
    7 Morgan Rogers
    26 Riyad Mahrez
    Manchester City Substitutes:
    Isaac Smith, Alex Robertson, Carlos Forbs, Oscar Bobb, Lakyle Samuel, Mikki van Sas, William Dickson, Nico O'Reilly, Rowan Mcdonald, Tomas Galvez, Max Alleyne.

    GIR Girona (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
    8 Ramón Terrats
    22 Santiago Bueno
    3 Miguel Gutiérrez
    4 Arnau Martínez
    14 Aleix García
    18 Oriol Romeu
    12 Toni Villa
    20 Yan Couto
    9 Valentín Castellanos
    23 Iván Martín
    Girona Substitutes:
    Juan Carlos, Manu Vallejo, Samu Sáiz, Joel Roca, Cristhian Stuani, Toni Fuidias, Oscar Ureña, Bernardo Espinosa, Valery Fernández.

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