Surprise: "Tottenham" team without H. Kane defeats "Man City" © ZUMAPRESS com.

In the central "Premier" league match of the first round between the teams of "Tottenham" and "Manchester City" ended with a quite unexpected result. Playing at the "Tottenham" stadium, the hosts defeated the "Manchester City" team 1:0. The first half started with quite an active game from "Man City," with several opportunities for the players, which they did not take advantage of. The second half started better for the "Tottenham" team, which scored in the 55th minute after a great shot by Heung-min Son. Later, the "Spurs" had a few more opportunities, but they failed to capitalize on them, while the opponents, "Manchester City," did not have very good chances to score. This was already the 4th consecutive loss for "Manchester City" at the "Tottenham" stadium. Prior to this, the "City" team lost twice in the Premier League at this stadium, as well as once in the Champions League. In this match, "Tottenham" played without H. Kane, who did not even travel to the match with the team, and the Englishman is also associated with a transfer to the "Man City" team. In other matches of the day, "Newcastle United" lost 2:4 at home to the "West Ham" team. The "Hammers" scored 3 goals in the second half, while the "Magpies" were "silent" in the second half.

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