City Tempel Chelsea di Klasemen Berkat Gol Dzeko dan Lampard
Dzeko and Lampard Ensure Champions Keep in Touch with Chelsea
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
GOL Lampard menjadi penutup kala City membenamkan Hull 4-2 di KC Stadium, pada lanjutan Liga Inggris, Sabtu.
Juara Liga Inggris musim lalu ini tak butuh waktu lama untuk mencetak angka. Menit ketujuh, Sergio Aguero yang kembali dari cedera melakukan tendangan voli yang membuat City memimpin.
Jeleknya pertahanan Hull memungkinkan Zabaleta menyundul bola dari tepi kotak pinalti yang kemudian menemukan Aguero di depan gawang, dan dengan mudah merobek gawang McGregor.
Empat menit berselang Dzeko menggandakan keunggulan City berkat asis David Silva.
Hull bukannya tanpa perlawanan. Menit 21 Hull membuat pemain City Mangala mencetak gol bunuh diri. Berawal dari Rosenior yang mengalahkan Clichy di sayap sebelum mengirimkan umpan silang di kotak pinalti, tetapi salah diantisipasi Mangala, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Sepuluh menit kemudian, Mangala mendapatkan kartu kuning yang membuat Hull menerima pinalti. Hernandez berhasil mengeksekusi dan membuat skor imbang 2-2 hingga babak pertama usai.
Ditahan imbang Hull, membuat City gencar melakukan serangan. Namun, babak kedua, City tampak kesulitan menembus pertahanan Hull.
Hingga pada menit 68, Dzeko membawa City memimpin lagi berkat umpan Silva di kotak pinalti.
Manchester City hampir menambah keunggulan. Mereka tak bisa melewati dinding pertahanan Hull, dan Toure mencoba menendang dari luar kotak pinalti, tetapi tendangannya bisa ditepis McGregor.
Menit 72 Pellegrini menarik Aguero dan memasukkan Lampard.
Dan tak lama setelah itu, Lampard kembali membuat gol untuk City. Gol itu bermula dari Zabaleta yang menembus sayap kiri Hull dan memberi umpan ke Lampard yang tak menyiakan peluang. Hingga pluit panjang dibunyikan, Hull 2-4 City.
EDIN Dzeko's wonderful double and Frank Lampard's fourth goal in three games sealed a 4-2 victory for Manchester City despite the champions at one stage surrendering a two-goal lead over Hull.
City looked to have pocketed the points early on as Sergio Aguero and Dzeko both found the net inside 11 minutes, the Bosnian hitting a stunning strike from the edge of the penalty area.
But Hull wrestled their way back into contention with a helping hand from £32million centre-back Eliaquim Mangala.
The Frenchman, so impressive on debut against Chelsea last weekend, headed a calamitous own-goal past Willy Cabellero - handed a Barclays Premier League debut ahead of the dropped Joe Hart - and then gave away a penalty with a reckless high tackle on Abel Hernandez.
Hull's record signing converted the spot-kick and at half-time it was the hosts who seemed likelier winners.
But Manuel Pellegrini's visiting side regained control after the interval and sealed victory through Dzeko's clinical finish and a trademark strike from the evergreen Lampard.
For Pellegrini a first win in four league matches will be relief, but there was plenty of room for improvement.
Gael Clichy was a near liability at left-back and the expensively assembled midfield pairing of Yaya Toure and Fernandinho was frequently cowed by £3.5million man Mohamed Diame.
The game began at a furious pace, Aguero charging at goal and testing Allan McGregor at the near post with just 40 seconds on the clock.
Hull wasted little time making inroads of their own, Jake Livermore sending a devilish cross into the six-yard box where Nikica Jelavic just failed to make contact having slipped between Vincent Kompany and Mangala.
