Bournemouth, which features Ukrainian footballer Ilya Zabarnyi, for the first time in history defeated Manchester City in the English Premier League championship.
The Cherries also ended the Citizens' 32-match unbeaten streak in the Premier League, which lasted from December 6, 2023. In addition, for Pep Guardiola's men, this is the second defeat in a row after being knocked out of the English League Cup by Tottenham.
The match itself Bournemouth — Manchester City took place at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth and ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of the hosts.
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Bournemouth — Manchester City: how the match went
The hosts had a great opportunity to open the scoring already in the second minute, but the Citizens' goalkeeper Ederson made a double save after shots by Semenyo and Justin Kluivert.
Bournemouth opened the scoring in the ninth minute, when Semenyo finished off a pass by Milos Kerkes from the penalty line.
As for City, Guardiola's team was unable to hit the hosts' goal even once in the first half.
After the break, the Cherries could immediately double, but Ederson coped with a shot by Evanilson. But already in the 64th minute, the Brazilian goalkeeper was unable to save the goal from his fellow countryman. Evanilson scored after a quick counterattack by his team.
The hosts had at least three more chances to increase their advantage. It is worth noting, in particular, the shot by Marcus Tavenier, which hit the goalpost.
But the townspeople were able to recoup one goal at the end of the match. After an unsuccessful attempt by Erling Haaland, Joško Gvardiol made a precise shot on goal in the 81st minute.
Cherries defender Ilya Zabarnyi started the game against City and played the entire match. During the game, he made 28 accurate passes out of 30, made nine clearances, made one interception and won one aerial duel.
Bournemouth — Manchester City: match video
After ten matches in the Premier League, Manchester City has 23 points and dropped to second place in the standings. Bournemouth is currently eighth with 15 points. Liverpool (25) has once again become the leader of the English championship after a strong-willed victory over Brighton.
