This Wednesday, the Citizens beat Est. Roja at home (3-2) for matchday 6 of group G of the UEFA Champions League – 2023-2024 tournament. The goals of the match for the local team were scored by Hwang Inbeom (30′ 2T) and Aleksandar Katai (45′ 2T). While the away goals were scored by Micah Hamilton (18′ 1T), Oscar Bobb (16′ 2T) and Kalvin Phillips (39′ 2T, penalty).
Red Star could not score a goal because Jovan Mijatovic hit the post in the 69th minute of the second half.
The figure of the meeting was Oscar Bobb. The Manchester City striker scored 1 goal, kicked the goal twice against Red Star and made 41 correct passes.
Mateo Kovacic was also key in Marakana. The Manchester City midfielder stood out against Red Star as he gave 57 correct passes and kicked the goal twice.
It was a game with many fouls and numerous interruptions. There were several reprimands: Uros Spajic, Kalvin Phillips, Srdjan Mijailovic and Nasser Djiga.
Est. Roja’s coach, Barak Bakhar, had a 4-3-3 formation on the field with Omri Glazer in goal; Kosta Nedeljkovic, Nasser Djiga, Uros Spajic and Aleksandar Dragovic on the defensive line; Guelor Kanga, Srdjan Mijailovic and Hwang Inbeom in the middle; and Osman Bukari, Cherif Ndiaye and Peter Olayinka in attack.
For their part, those led by Josep Guardiola stood with a 4-5-1 strategy with Stefan Ortega between the three sticks; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Sergio Gómez in defense; Kalvin Phillips, Mateo Kovacic, Micah Hamilton, Matheus Nunes and Jack Grealish in the midfield; and Oscar Bobb up front.
The referee appointed for the match was Aliyar Aghayev.
Manchester City finished as leader in Group G with 18 points and moves on to the next stage. While Red Star says goodbye to the competition by finishing last in this round and adding only 1 point.
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