On Monday evening, the last match of the 1st round of the new season of the English Premier League took place.
In front of nearly 25 thousand fans, "West Brom" clashed with the country's vice champions, the footballers of "Manchester City." The "Cityzens" had no difficulties and achieved their first victory of the season with a score of 0-3.
From the beginning of the match, ball control belonged to the visitors from Manchester. In the 9th minute, the first goal was scored when Yaya Toure's shot deflected off the opponent's leg and ended up in the goal.
Another response from the "Cityzens" was not long in coming - in the 24th minute, the same Y. Toure scored another great goal. This time, after a precise pass from Wilfried Bony, the midfielder flawlessly disarmed the opponents' goalkeeper.
In the second half, "Man City" had more opportunities. However, they only managed to score one goal. In the 59th minute, the team captain Vincent Kompany scored after a corner kick from David Silva.
Result:
"West Brom" 0 - 3 "Man City"
9' [0 - 1] Y.Toure
24' [0 - 2] Y.Toure
59' [0 - 3] V.Kompany
Starting line-ups:
"West Brom": Myhill, Chester, Dawson, Lescott, Brunt, Morrison, Gardner, Fletcher, McClean, Berahino, Lambert.
"Man City": Hart, Sagna, Kompany, Mangala, Kolarov, Toure, Fernandinho, Navas, Silva, Sterling, Bony.
Tournament table:
