City Ungguli Liverpool Berkat Dua Gol Jovetic dan Sepakan Aguero
Jovetic Double and Aguero Strike (Just 23 Seconds after Coming On)
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Manchester (B2B) - Manchester City membenamkan Liverpool 3-1 di Etihad Stadium, dalam lanjutan Liga Inggris 2014/2015.
Ketiga gol itu dicetak oleh Stevan Jovetic menit 41 dan 55. Selain itu, Sergio Aguero mencatatkan namanya di papan skor pada menit 69. Sementara satu gol Liverpool datang dari gol bunuh diri Pablo Zabaleta menit 83.
Babak pertama Manchester City di atas angin karena berhasil mencetak gol lewat Stevan Jovetic menit ke-41, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Liverpool tak ingin terus tertinggal, menit ke-49 Glen Johnson mengirim bola kepada Daniel Sturridge tetapi terperangkap offside.
Giliran Manchester City membangun serangan lewat Samir Nasri yang mengumpan bola dan ditanduk oleh Stevan Jovetic di kotak pinalti tetapi gagal.
Menit ke-55 gol tercipta dari Stevan Jovetic yang menyambut umpan dari Samir Nasri di kanan.
Tiga menit berselang, Jovetic hampir mencetak gol ketigannya ketika Liverpool gagal membersihkan bola di kotak pinalti, tetapi tendangan Jovetic masih melebar.
Sergio Aguero yang menggantikan Edin Dzeko mencetak satu gol dari umpan Jesus Navas.
Menit 83 kesalahan dibuat oleh Pablo Zabaleta yang salah menghalau bola dan membuat bola masuk ke gawang Manchester City.
Liverpool harus menyelesaikan pertandingan hanya dengan 10 orang karena Glen Johnson cedera, sementara The Reds sudah menggunakan kesempatan tiga kali ganti pemain.
Pertandingan berhenti sejenak karena Martin Skrtel terduduk karena cedera, tetapi masih tetap melanjutkan pertandingan.
Namun, hingga pluit panjang dibunyikan, Manchester City tak bisa menggunakan keunggulan jumlah pemain untuk mencetak gol. Hingga waktu berakhir Manchester City 3, Liverpool 1.
Sepanjangan pertandingan Liverpool lebih dominan dalam melesatkan tendangan ke gawang dengan tujuh kali, sementara City hanya lima kali.
Manchester - Stevan Jovetic scored either side of half-time to help Manchester City earn a 3-1 Premier League home win over Liverpool.
Slack defending from Reds debutant Alberto Moreno let Jovetic in just before the break at the Etihad Stadium on Monday night, the Montenegro international striker smashing the ball under Simon Mignolet after dispossessing Moreno as he dwelled on the ball.
Then after the interval, Jovetic added his and City´s second, starting and finishing the move from close range.
Sergio Aguero then added a third a matter of seconds after coming off the bench, latching onto a pinpoint pass from fellow substitute Jesus Navas to make sure of the three points.
Pablo Zabaleta put through his own goal late on, but it was a mere consolation for the visitors.
It was all about City making a statement at the Etihad, and the manner of their emphatic victory certainly sent their title rivals a message.
The first 30 minutes was very cagey, as both teams played some good football without finding a killer pass.
Daniel Sturridge did come close to breaking the deadlock but after beating Vincent Kompany, the England forward fired straight at Joe Hart.
The deadlock was broken four minutes before the break. Samir Nasri clipped the ball into the box, it was half-cleared, but as Moreno dallied on the loose ball, Jovetic nipped in, stole the ball off Moreno´s toe and smashed City into a half-time lead.
After the break, City got into their stride quickly, but Liverpool did have the ball in the net, only for Sturridge to be ruled offside.
Edin Dzeko should have done better after being put through, and was soon replaced by Aguero, who made the ultimate impact off the bench.
With his first touch, the Argentina striker ran onto Navas’ sublime pass, which was perfectly weighted for Aguero to take in his stride and slot the ball past a stranded Mignolet.
