HT Brighton 0 - 1
Manchester City
Commentary:
45+6' It's over! The referee blows for half time
45+5' The match resumes with a drop ball.
45+5' Yankuba Minteh is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
45+4' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
45+4' Ball possession: Brighton: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.
45+3' Brighton take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
45+2' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
45+2' Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Tijjani Reijnders
45+1' Kaoru Mitoma hand-balls.
45+1' The referee signals a free kick as Joel Veltman from Brighton trips Erling Haaland
45+1' The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added.
45' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
45' Ball possession: Brighton: 36%, Manchester City: 64%.
45' Rayan Ait Nouri from Manchester City goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Joel Veltman
44' Brighton are in control of the ball.
44' Goal kick for Brighton.
43' Rodri from Manchester City tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.
43' Jan Paul van Hecke relieves the pressure with a clearance
43' Rayan Ait Nouri is penalised for pushing Joel Veltman.
42' Goal kick for Brighton.
42' Maxim De Cuyper relieves the pressure with a clearance
42' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
41' The referee signals a free kick as Yankuba Minteh from Brighton trips Abdukodir Khusanov
41' The referee signals a free kick as Diego Gomez from Brighton trips Rodri
40' Rayan Ait Nouri from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
40' Brighton are trying to create something here.
40' Ball possession: Brighton: 33%, Manchester City: 67%.
39' Brighton are in control of the ball.
39' Omar Marmoush makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
38' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
37' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
37' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
37' The referee signals a free kick as Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton trips Oscar Bobb
36' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
36' The match resumes with a drop ball.
36' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
35' Ball possession: Brighton: 34%, Manchester City: 66%.
35' Manchester City managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?
34' Erling Haaland managed to score from an easy position.
34' Omar Marmoush provided the assist for the goal.
34' G O O O A A A L - Erling Haaland scores with the left foot!34' Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
34' Rayan Ait Nouri makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
33' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
33' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
33' Brighton are in control of the ball.
32' Diego Gomez wins an air challenge against Oscar Bobb
32' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
31' Tijjani Reijnders relieves the pressure with a clearance
31' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
31' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
30' The match resumes with a drop ball.
30' Ball possession: Brighton: 32%, Manchester City: 68%.
30' Rodri is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
29' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
29' Goal kick for Brighton.
29' Omar Marmoush goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
29' Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
29' Tijjani Reijnders swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
28' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
28' Yankuba Minteh relieves the pressure with a clearance
27' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
27' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
26' Rayan Ait Nouri makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
26' Goal kick for Brighton.
26' Erling Haaland from Manchester City heads the ball, but it's a terrible effort nowhere near the goal.
26' Rodri creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
26' Bart Verbruggen makes a crucial save!
26' Erling Haaland sends a header towards goal, but Bart Verbruggen is there to comfortably save it
26' Rayan Ait Nouri creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
25' Omar Marmoush makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
25' Ball possession: Brighton: 35%, Manchester City: 65%.
25' Goal kick for Brighton.
25' Erling Haaland fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
25' Tijjani Reijnders creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
24' Both sides are struggling to open up the opponent's defense
24' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
23' Kaoru Mitoma from Brighton is ruled offside.
23' Brighton are in control of the ball.
23' Brighton take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
22' Goal kick for Manchester City.
22' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
21' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
21' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
20' Carlos Baleba relieves the pressure with a clearance
20' Oscar Bobb from Manchester City intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
20' Maxim De Cuyper swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
20' Ball possession: Brighton: 28%, Manchester City: 72%.
19' Kaoru Mitoma shoots from outside the box, but James Trafford has it under control
19' Danny Welbeck creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
19' Yankuba Minteh makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
19' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
18' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
17' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
17' Rodri relieves the pressure with a clearance
17' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
16' Jan Paul van Hecke commits a rough foul on an opponent and goes into the referee's book.
16' Reckless challenge there. Jan Paul van Hecke commits a rough foul on Erling Haaland
15' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
15' Brighton take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
15' Ball possession: Brighton: 31%, Manchester City: 69%.
15' Brighton are in control of the ball.
14' Brighton take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
14' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
13' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
13' Brighton are trying to create something here.
13' Lewis Dunk makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
13' Brighton are trying to create something here.
12' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
12' The referee signals a free kick as Jack Hinshelwood from Brighton trips Omar Marmoush
11' Manchester City take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
11' Omar Marmoush is penalised for pushing Joel Veltman.
11' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
10' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
10' The match resumes with a drop ball.
10' Ball possession: Brighton: 33%, Manchester City: 67%.
10' Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.
9' Good effort by Erling Haaland as he directs a shot on target, but the keeper saves it
9' Omar Marmoush creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
8' Goal kick for Manchester City.
8' Brighton take a throw-in in their own half of the field.
8' Brighton are in control of the ball.
7' Diego Gomez comes back onto the field.
7' Brighton take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
7' The game is restarted.
7' Diego Gomez is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
5' Diego Gomez is down injured and receives medical attention on the field.
5' Ball possession: Brighton: 23%, Manchester City: 77%.
5' Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
4' Brighton take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
4' Abdukodir Khusanov relieves the pressure with a clearance
4' Diego Gomez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
4' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
4' Brighton are in control of the ball.
4' Bernardo Silva is penalised for pushing Jack Hinshelwood.
3' Goal kick for Brighton.
3' Manchester City take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field.
3' Jack Hinshelwood relieves the pressure with a clearance
2' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
2' Manchester City are trying to create something here.
1' Manchester City are in control of the ball.
1' Brighton are in control of the ball.
1' The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play
1' A perfect day for football with glorious sunshine.
1' Manchester City kick-off, and the game is underway.
1' The referee starts the match.
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