Club World Cup - Gundogan scored 2 goals as Manchester City beat Al Ain 6-0
2025-06-23 05:12
The second round of the 2025 Club World Cup Group G group stage staged another focus match. Premier League giants Manchester City defeated Al Ain 6-0 with goals from Gundogan, Echeverri, Oscar Bob and Rayan Sherkyi.
Seven minutes into the game, Manchester City created an attacking opportunity. Ait Nouri seized the ball and passed it to the penalty area. Gundogan shot at the goal after the opponent made a mistake, but the ball was cleared out of the baseline. In the eighth minute, Manchester City's corner kick was blocked. Gundogan adjusted a few steps after getting the ball and shot into the goal, helping Manchester City take the lead 1-0.
In the 15th minute, Al Ain intercepted the ball and launched a counterattack. Nasim Chadli rushed to the penalty area to receive Park Yong-woo's pass and shot, but the ball went wide. In the 22nd minute, Park Yong-woo organized an attack. Nasim Chadli got the ball and made a cross pass, but it was resolved by Ait Nouri.
In the 27th minute, Nunes was pulled down by Al Ain defender Zabala when he tried to receive the ball near the top of the penalty area, and the referee awarded Manchester City a free kick. Then, Echeverri took the free kick and shot directly into the goal, helping Manchester City continue to lead Al Ain 2-0. In the 32nd minute, Bernardo Silva took a corner kick, and Gvardiol headed the ball but hit the post.
In the first half stoppage time, Manchester City attacked again with a corner kick. Akanji was brought down by Rami Rabia in the penalty area. After the intervention of VAR, the referee awarded Manchester City a penalty kick. Subsequently, Haaland scored from the penalty kick, helping Manchester City to make the score 3-0.
At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City arranged for Foden to replace Echeverri. In the 57th minute, Manchester City defender Husanov knocked down Zabala while trying to grab the ball, and was shown a yellow card warning. In the 63rd minute, Foden made a diagonal pass to the penalty area, and Haaland pushed forward but was blocked by Al Ain goalkeeper Issa. Haaland then made another shot, but the ball went wide of the goal.
In the 73rd minute, Bernardo Silva passed the ball into the penalty area, and Gundogan shook off the defense and followed up with a shot, helping Manchester City to continue to expand its lead to 4-0. In the 84th minute, Oscar Bob received Rodri's pass in the penalty area and broke through the defense and shot low to help Manchester City turn the score into 5-0.
In the 89th minute, Haaland got the ball and passed it back, and Rayan Sherki scored with a long shot at the top of the penalty area, helping Manchester City to lead Al Ain 6-0.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Al Ain 6-0.
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