Match Report: Manchester City - Roma

In the training tournament International Champions Cup City faced off with Roma on Australian soil. The match ended in a 2-2 draw after an entertaining and exciting game that was played at a surprisingly high tempo considering that both teams are in pre-season. Sterling and Iheanacho both scored for City while Pjanic and Ljajic scored for Roma. The match was subsequently decided on penalties, which City won after Hart stood for a great show.

The game starts and Already after two minutes in the City-sweater Sterling scores his first City goals. The Nigerian wonderkid Kelechi Iheanacho got off a perfect long range pass through Romas high back line that found its way into a free Sterling, who coolly put the ball into the net behind De Sanctis. 1-0 to City.

However, City's joy did not last long as Roma scored to make it 1-1 in the seventh minute. Just outside the penalty area Pjanic smashed the ball and through a superbly shot ball it suddenly went into the net behind Caballero. Really nicely done indeed.

In the 22nd minute City should've received a penalty, but in some strange way the referee decided to not award it even though he stood from a perfect position saw Sterling getting swiped off his legs by Florenzi in the Roma penalty area.

At half time both teams made a bunch of changes. In the 50th minute Roma were kind to invite City to more goalscoring opportunities. Roma juggled the ball nice and quietly in the back line until  Ashley Cole suddenly hit the ball to Iheanacho who was free with De Sanctis and he was completely ice cold when he booted the ball into the net to make it 2-1 to City.

Roma managed to scored the 2-2 goal with five minutes left and although this time the goal was really neat. Roma were given a free kick just outside the City penalty area and Ljajic elegantly lifted the ball over the City wall. This meant that the game would be decided on penalties.

Kolarov missed while Yaya, Navas, Lopes, Hart and Horsfield scored. For Roma Doumbia and Keita missed after Joe Hart showed his class and his mockery skills while Nainggolan, Ljajic, Destro and Falque was more accurate.

City win 5-4

Match Report: Manchester City vs Melbourne

The Manchester editions of Melbourne and Manchester met in a pre-season friendly match that took place in Australia. The pace was not the best but both teams still created chances.

The match began at a relatively sluggish pace, but in the eighth minute Willy Caballero was close getting Melbourne ahead. Caballero kicked the ball poorly and a Melbourne player could play the ball into the open goal, but in an impressive recovery Kompany prevented a goal.

Until the 19th minute the game went back and forth in slow tempo, but after Yaya clipped a free kick in the bar the pace was upped. Minutes later Barker fired a shot off after Yaya pushed for the attack.

In the 32nd minute a fine cross from the right made both Humphreys and Maffeo loose their markings which later led to a chance for Mauk who shot the ball high over the open goal. In the sequence afterwards Navas hit the crossbar with a fine effort.

In the second half Melbourne created chance. Novillo got the ball far down the right wing and made his way Horsfield past and then proceeded lob the ball over Caballero who was rushing out, but the ball bounced out for a goal kick.

In the 84th minute Nasri got off a hard shot that Velaphi almost dropped into his own net, but he managed to steer the ball out to a corner. But one minute later came the class came out and this time it was Nasri who showed it. Unal got the ball to Nasri via a touch and Nasri volleyed it into the net and Manchester City came out victorious.









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City overcome Adelaide United in a 2-0 Victory

City opened their pre-season tour in Australia with a 2-0 victory against Adelaide United, thanks to second half goals from Brandon Barker and Bruno Zuculini. The game was played behind closed doors while Pellegrini assessed the fitness status of the player he currently has at his exposure.

A lot of players from the EDS liked of Cameron Humphreys and Manu Garcia, were rewarded with starting places alongside more senior colleagues including Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri.

Pellegrini made some changes at half-time, and it was substitute Brandon Barker who opened the scoring with a good and low finish into the bottom of the far corner. Bruno Zuculini, who spent last season on mixed success loans at Valencia and Cordoba, secured the win in the 84th minute, following some excellent work by Clichy who served up a perfect cross that resulted in the goal.