Manchester City have won the Community Shield for the new season, beating city rivals Manchester United on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Manchester City are missing many key players, sending 3 young stars, Nico O’Reilly, Oscar Bobb and James McAtee to start, while the attacking line is led by Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland, while Manchester United sent Mason Mount to coordinate the attacking line with Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo and Marcus Rashford, while new striker Joshua Zirkzee was named on the bench. UFABET
The first real chance of the game came in the 21st minute. When Oscar Bobb got the ball on the right before cutting inside and shooting with his left foot. But unfortunately it went wide.
24 minutes, Man City almost took the lead when Man Utd’s defense made a mistake. James McAtee had a powerful left-footed shot in the penalty area. Andre Onana had no chance to save it but the ball hit the far post hard.
Manchester United struck back five minutes later, with Amad Diallo breaking from the right and cutting inside before firing a left-footed shot wide of the far post.
The Red Devils missed a chance to take the lead in the 36th minute when Casemiro passed the ball to Marcus Rashford who turned and curled a right-footed shot but the ball did not curve enough and unfortunately went wide of the post. The first half ended in a 0-0 draw.
In the second half, in the 54th minute.
Manchester United scored the goal when Bruno Fernandes broke away to receive a long ball before escaping from a Manchester City player and curling a beautiful shot from the edge of the penalty area into the far post. However, Bruno’s start was offside.
Manchester United missed a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 75th minute. When Bruno Fernandes flicked the ball up the right for substitute Alejandro Garnacho, who crossed it to Rashford, who fired a one-touch effort that hit the post and went wide.
In the 82nd minute, the Red Devils took the lead 1-0. When they intercepted the ball in their own half and immediately counterattacked. Bruno Fernandes passed to the right for Garnacho to dribble into the penalty area before shooting with his left foot. Cutting past the near post and scoring with precision.
However, seven minutes later. Man City equalized 1-1 from a left-footed pass before Oscar Bobb crossed for Bernardo Silva to head home at the far post. The game ended with this score, forcing a penalty shootout to decide the champion.
The first five players missed each, namely Bernardo Silva of Man City and Jadon Sancho of Man United. The sixth and seventh players scored as well. But the eighth player for Man United, Jonny Evans, shot over the bar before Manuel Akanji finished the game. With a shot under the bar to give Man City the championship.