Kitchee vs Manchester City, 2019 Club Friendly, Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyMan City hit Kitchee for six in Hong Kong friendly
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Manchester City easily beat Hong Kong side Kitchee 6-1 with two goals from Leroy Sane on the club's Asian tour.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 5': Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
- 5': Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Huang Yang (Kitchee).
- 8': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 9': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Guo Jianqiao.
- 12': Offside, Manchester City. Raheem Sterling tries a through ball, but Leroy Sané is caught offside.
- 14': Goal! Kitchee 0, Manchester City 1. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball.
- 17': Substitution, Kitchee. Li Ngai-Hoi replaces Kim Dong-Jin.
- 17': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 17': Yuto Nakamura (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Cleiton (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
- 18': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 18': Jared Lum (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Dani Cancela (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 18': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
- 18': Yuto Nakamura (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 24': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 24': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Guo Jianqiao.
- 25': Attempt missed. David Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte following a corner.
- 25': Offside, Manchester City. Leroy Sané tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 29': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Dani Cancela.
- 35': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
- 35': Lucas Silva (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva with a headed pass.
- 37': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Huang Yang.
- 38': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Li Ngai-Hoi (Kitchee).
- 39': Attempt missed. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 40': Goal! Kitchee 0, Manchester City 2. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 42': Foul by Tong Kin-Man (Kitchee).
- 42': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Goal! Kitchee 0, Manchester City 3. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Silva.
- 45'+1': Offside, Manchester City. David Silva tries a through ball, but Kevin De Bruyne is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Foul by John Stones (Manchester City).
- 45'+2': Lucas Silva (Kitchee) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Kitchee 0, Manchester City 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Kitchee 0, Manchester City 3.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Barak Braunshtain replaces Ju Yingzhi.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Fernando replaces Jared Lum.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Helio replaces Cleiton.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Krisztian Vadócz replaces Yuto Nakamura.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Manuel Bleda replaces Lucas Silva.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Wang Zhenpeng replaces Guo Jianqiao.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Wellingsson replaces Cheng Chin-Lung.
- 45': Substitution, Kitchee. Wing-Kai Orr Matthew Elliot replaces Dani Cancela.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Angeliño.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Rodrigo replaces David Silva.
- 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Helio.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
- 48': Attempt missed. Manuel Bleda (Kitchee) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wellingsson.
- 49': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Helio.
- 49': Attempt missed. John Stones (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wang Zhenpeng.
- 52': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 54': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 54': Goal! Kitchee 0, Manchester City 4. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 60': Offside, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Helio (Kitchee).
- 61': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Krisztian Vadócz (Kitchee) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando.
- 64': Substitution, Kitchee. Chan Shinichi replaces Huang Yang.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Danilo replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Adrián Bernabé replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Alpha Richard Dionkou replaces Kyle Walker.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Tommy Doyle replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 66': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Li Ngai-Hoi.
- 66': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 67': Krisztian Vadócz (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Alpha Richard Dionkou (Manchester City).
- 71': Li Ngai-Hoi (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Leroy Sané.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Nabili Zoubdi Touaizi replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Taylor Harwood-Bellis replaces John Stones.
- 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Iker Pozo replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo.
- 74': Attempt missed. Iker Pozo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 75': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wing-Kai Orr Matthew Elliot.
- 76': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Substitution, Kitchee. Yu Yang Bosley replaces Li Ngai-Hoi.
- 77': Substitution, Kitchee. Law Tsz-Chun replaces Tong Kin-Man.
- 78': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nabili Zoubdi Touaizi.
- 79': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Wing-Kai Orr Matthew Elliot.
- 79': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
- 79': Yu Yang Bosley (Kitchee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Rodrigo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Kitchee 0, Manchester City 5. Nabili Zoubdi Touaizi (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
- 81': Offside, Manchester City. Rodrigo tries a through ball, but Nabili Zoubdi Touaizi is caught offside.
- 82': Offside, Kitchee. Krisztian Vadócz tries a through ball, but Yu Yang Bosley is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt saved. Tommy Doyle (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 85': Attempt missed. Iker Pozo (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden.
- 85': Goal! Kitchee 1, Manchester City 5. Law Tsz-Chun (Kitchee) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wellingsson with a cross following a fast break.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Bernabé.
- 88': Attempt saved. Adrián Bernabé (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 88': Goal! Kitchee 1, Manchester City 6. Iker Pozo (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 89': Substitution, Kitchee. Sebastian Buddle replaces Manuel Bleda.
- 89': Substitution, Kitchee. Clement Benhaddouche replaces Barak Braunshtain.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Nabili Zoubdi Touaizi (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Kitchee. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Nabili Zoubdi Touaizi (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrián Bernabé.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kitchee 1, Manchester City 6.
- 0': Match ends, Kitchee 1, Manchester City 6.
Statistics
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KIT |
|
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 4 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
5 | Offsides | 1 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
0 | Saves | 10 |
64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
34 | SHOTS | 3 |
17 | ON GOAL | 1 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
593 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
669 | Passes | 373 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
12 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
23 | Crosses | 4 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
30 | Long Balls | 64 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
9 | Tackles | 20 |
0.9 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
14 | Interceptions | 16 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
5 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Hong Kong Stadium
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Line-Ups
Kitchee (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Guo Jianqiao (GK) |
38 | Kim Dong-Jin |
19 | Yang Huang |
3 | Dani Cancela |
21 | Kin Man Tong |
24 | Yingzhi Ju |
44 | Yuto Nakamura |
10 | Cleiton |
9 | Lucas Espíndola |
16 | Jared Lum |
28 | Chin Lung Cheng |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Claudio Bravo (GK) |
14 | Aymeric Laporte |
5 | John Stones |
12 | Angeliño |
2 | Kyle Walker |
8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
21 | David Silva |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
19 | Leroy Sané |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
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