At 14:45 Lithuanian time, the first match of the 25th round of the English "Premier" league took place.
At the "Etihad" stadium, the league leaders - "Manchester City" supported by their fans, faced off against "Leicester City". Claudio Ranieri's players continued to step closer to the championship title, defeating the country's vice-champions with a score of 3-1.
The visitors from Leicester started the match confidently. In the 3rd minute, defender Robert Huth found a gap in the "Man City" defense, sent the ball into the hosts' goal, and took the championship leaders ahead.
After the goal, Manuel Pellegrini's team started to show initiative, but they failed to control the ball and prove anything substantial, while "Leicester" threatened Joe Hart with their counterattacks.
The next 45 minutes were even more intense and successful for the "Foxes". Just three minutes into the second half, "Leicester" scored the second goal of the match, with Riyad Mahrez demonstrating excellent skill and leaving no hope for J. Hart.
"Leicester" continued to attack the hosts' goal menacingly. In less than 12 minutes, the result at the "Etihad" stadium became devastating - the same R. Huth scored again after a set-piece and left both the "Man City" team and their fans in despair.
After the devastating result, the "Foxes" relaxed a bit, but striker Jamie Vardy had several great chances. In the 87th minute, Sergio Aguero scored a consolation goal after a pass from young teammate Bersant Celina, but the hosts could no longer escape defeat.
For the leader "Leicester", this was the third consecutive victory, and they gained a 6-point advantage over the closest pursuers in the "Premier" league.
Result:
"Man City" 1 - 3 "Leicester City" 3' [0 - 1] R. Huth 48' [0 - 2] R. Mahrez 60' [0 - 3] R. Huth 87' [1 - 3] S. Aguero
League table:
