Haaland breaks record, City win to retake Premier League lead

This Wednesday, the 3rd, the manchester city received the West Hamin a delayed match valid for the 28th round of the Premier League. After a goalless first half, the Citizens sought victory in the second stage, by the score of 3-0, with the right to a record beaten by Erling Haalandthe top scorer in a single edition of the competition.

From the first minutes of the match, Manchester City showed that they would press until they opened the scoring. Working with all their attacking players, the team caused confusion in the West Ham defense, which had to strive not to end the first half with prejudice to the result.

At 31 minutes, Rodri made a great move, matched with Haaland and neatly finished on the post, creating the Citizens’ best chance in the first stage. In contrast, West Ham did not have any outstanding opportunities, but tried to exploit the counterattack to counter the dominance of the home team, but were unsuccessful. Interval! 0 to 0.

On the way back to the second stage, with just four minutes, Mahrez took a neat free-kick inside the area. Appearing on the second post, unmarked, ake put his head on the ball and opened the scoring for the Citizens. After the goal, the Pep Guardiola she became calmer and managed the result better.

However, the highlight of the match happened at 25′ of the second stage. In a quick counterattack, Grealish loaded the ball and waited for the best moment to serve Haaland. The Norwegian put it in front and, with a subtle touch, covered the goalkeeper and scored for the 35th time in this Premier League, isolating himself as the top scorer in a single edition of the competition. He still had time for a goal from fuck. End of the game! 3 to 0.