In the 37th round of the 2024/25 Premier League, Bournemouth lost to Manchester City 1-3 after Daniel Jebsen scored a goal after falling behind. Andoni Iraola said that there were two key moments in the game that determined the trend, and believed that if his team could equalize the score, the result might be completely different.

Kovacic passed the ball in the 14th minute of the first half, and Marmus scored a lob shot to help Manchester City take the lead 1-0. In the 38th minute, Gundogan passed the ball back in the melee, and Bernardo Silva got the ball in the penalty area and shot low to help Manchester City continue to lead Bournemouth 2-0.

In the 67th minute of the second half, Evanilson was pulled down by Kovacic while fighting for the ball, and the referee showed Kovacic a red card, and Manchester City could only hold on with 10 players. However, in the 73rd minute, Nico Gonzalez was hit in the foot by Lewis Cook, who was sent off, and Bournemouth also had only 10 players left.

In the 89th minute, Nunes assisted Nico Gonzalez to score, helping Manchester City to expand their lead to 3-0. In the second half stoppage time, Manchester City made a mistake, Daniel Jebsen got the ball and pushed it, the ball was refracted and bounced into the net, helping Bournemouth to pull back 1-3.

In the end, Bournemouth lost to Manchester City 1-3 away. After 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 rounds, Bournemouth is currently ranked 11th in the standings with 53 points.

Equalizing the score can suppress the opponent

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said in an interview, "I think we can see from the beginning of the game that the opponent's intensity is very high. Malmus' shot may be one of their best goals this season, and it took us some time to get into the state, maybe until the second half. We played better in the second half and had more possession, but we were already 0-2 behind."

"I think there were two key moments in the whole game that determined the trend. When facing this level of opponents in this stadium, some advantages must be on your side. For example, Evanilson's shot hit the post. If we could have tied it at 1-1 at that time, we could have put pressure on them."

Antonio Iraola continued, "There was also the second red card. When we were in a good situation and even had time to take advantage of the opponent's one-down opportunity, we were soon sent off and the field became 10 against 10 again, and everything was back to square one. The opponent did play better than us in the first half and created very threatening opportunities. They also hit the post and had a very clear chance to extend the score to 2-0."

“But sometimes even if the opponent plays better, if we can take advantage of a chance and tie the game at 1-1, the momentum of the game will change. To win in a game like this and in this stadium, many times there are key details that must be in our favor, and we didn’t get them.”

In addition, Andoni Iraola also said, "I think we started well in the second half, with smoother ball possession and better ball positions. At the time, I was thinking that if we could score a goal, we might really be able to take something away. Even though it was 10 against 10 afterwards, I felt that we still played well and worked hard, but it was obviously not enough."