Manchester City narrowly lost 2-3 to Woverhampton Wanderers in Week 19 of the English League this season. Josep Gurdiola’s squad failed to bring home the points from the home team.
In the first half, Man City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes got a red card for violate a Wolves attacker on 12 minutes. Guardiola then put Claudio Bravo to fill the position of goalkeeper and pulled out Sergio Aguero.
Having more player, Wolves tries to began a consecutive attack on the goal of Manchester City. But instead City have the first chance to score.
Luck began to side with Man City after Riyad Mahres was dropped in the penalty box. Raheem Sterling acted as the executor, but failed to score.
However, the penalty was repeated because the referee judged Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio to move first. In the second penalty, Sterling scored the first goal of the match.
Man City beat the first round with a score of 1-0 over Wolves.
Manchester City replaced the player where Riyad Mahrez was replaced by Eric Garcia in the second half.
Wolves opened up opportunities in the 47th minute. Getting a breakthrough bait from Diego Jota, Raul Jimenez tries to score the ball but still soar.
Incredibly, Manchester City added a 2-0 advantage in the 50th minute. Raheem Sterling scored his second goal after receiving Kevin de Bruyne’s pass.
The game more exciting after Wolves reduce the score to 1-2. Adama Traore scored in the 55th minute with a long-range shot.
In the 62nd minute, Traore’s turn to release bait for Jimenez. But the header was too weak so it was easily dispelled by Fernandinho.
Wolves got two free kicks in the 73rd and 79th minutes but both of them failed to bear a goal because they went wide.
Wolves hard work paid off in the 82nd minute. Take advantage of Traore’s bait, Wolves match the score to 2-2 through Raul Jimenez’s shot.
The game was even more thrilling to release a cross for Jimenez in the 86th minute but fortunately too high. The score still stands at 2-2.
Fearful thing happened. Manchester City finally fell behind 2-3 after Wolves scored in the 89th minute. Doherty scored a goal after playing one or two with Raul Jimenez.
Manchester City tried to match the score through Sterling’s free kick in injury times but soared. Until the match ended, Manchester City lost 2-3 to Wolves.
Wolves beat Man City with a narrow 3-2 victory until the final whistle. These results bring Manchester City stuck in third place in the Premier League standings with 38 points.