On Saturday, the 3rd round of the English Premier League started, with the first match taking place at 14:30 Lithuanian time.
"Bournemouth" welcomed "Manchester City" in front of their own fans. Pep Guardiola's team escaped from consecutive defeats - at the very end of the match, the "City" extended a dramatic victory with a score of 2-1.
The hosts took initiative from the beginning of the match and played with the ball. In the 13th minute, the "Vitality" stadium rose from their seats - Charlie Daniels scored a stunning goal into the corner of the goal.
After the conceded goal, "Bournemouth" reduced the pressure, and taking advantage of this, the "City" took the initiative. In the 21st minute, the score became equal - after a great pass from David Silva, Gabriel Jesus found himself alone against the goalkeeper and sent the ball into the net.
In the second half, "Man City" continued to dominate, but Guardiola's players did not manage to score a second goal so easily.
The added time of the match was extremely dramatic - the referee added five minutes, and "Man City" scored the winning goal in the seventh minute.
In the 97th minute, "Man City" launched a quick attack, Danilo made a pass into the penalty box, and there, unmarked Raheem Sterling scored the winning goal of the match.
As if that was not enough, after the winning goal, the British player decided to celebrate with the fans and earned his second yellow card, being sent off the pitch.
"Bournemouth" could no longer save the result, so they had to accept their third consecutive defeat. "Man City" now has two wins and one draw on their record.
Result:
"Bournemouth" 1 - 2 "Man City" 13' [1 - 0] C. Daniels 21' [1 - 1] G. Jesus 90+7' [1 - 2] R. Sterling 90+9' R. Sterling (Man City) sent off the field
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