62nd Minute Equalizer 65th Minute Come-from-Behind Goal

 Manchester City, who had not been able to win in their last four league games, marked a victory against Luton Town, providing an opportunity to turn things around.

On the 11th (Korean time), they achieved a 2-1 comeback win over Luton Town in the 16th round of the 2023-24 English Premier League held at Kenilworth Road in Luton, England. 먹튀검증사이트

They were dragged down by allowing the first goal in extra time in the first half, but quickly turned the game around by scoring two goals in three minutes in the second half.

With this win, Manchester City maintained 4th place with 33 points, widening the gap with 5th place Tottenham by 6 points. They are 2 points behind 3rd place Aston Villa and 4 points behind Liverpool.

Manchester City played today's game with main scorer Erling Holland, the Premier League's top scorer, missing due to a stress fracture. Alvarez stood at the front line without Holan, and Phil Foden and Jack Grealish took charge of both flanks.

Manchester City attacked Luton Town fiercely as soon as the game started. An effective shot was made from the first minute of the first half. Bernardo Silva's through ball was headed to Phil Foden. Foden's left-footed shot went to goalkeeper Kaminsky.

Manchester City continued to pound Luton Town's net, but each time they were blocked by goalkeeper Kaminsky's save. In the 18th minute of the first half, goalkeeper Kaminsky leaped forward and struck away Rodri's mid-range shot with his fingertips. In the 26th minute of the first half, goalkeeper Kaminski blocked Foden's low shot.

Manchester City had another opportunity to score in the 28th minute of the first half with a through pass following Jack Grealish's dribble, but Julian Alvarez's shot missed.

Foden, Mateo Kovacic, and Kyle Walker continued to attempt shots, but none of them resulted in a score.

Luton Town, who held off Manchester City's wave of attacks, actually scored the first goal. In extra time in the second half, Ross Barkley broke through Manchester City's pressure and spread the ball to the right side. Eliza Adebayo headed a cross from the right side, hitting the Manchester City net.

Manchester City missed a crucial opportunity to tie in the 58th minute of the second half. The ball from the free kick flowed to Nathan Ake, who was deep in the penalty box. Ake took the ball to the center, and Ruben Dias' shot hit the goalpost.

Manchester City brought the game back to square one in the 62nd minute of the second half. Rodri broke down the Luton Town defense with a dribble and penetrated into the penalty box. The ball that Luton Town stole from Rodri was passed to Silva, who's left-footed curling shot hit the bottom corner of the opposite goal, resulting in the equalizer.

It didn't take long for Manchester City, who scored the equalizing goal, to turn the game around. Three minutes later, the comeback goal came. With strong pressure from the front, Alvarez won the ball. Alvarez, who succeeded in penetrating the penalty box with a 2-on-1 pass with Foden, checked Grealish rushing from the other side. Alvarez's cross was headed towards Grealish, who finished it with his left foot.

Luton Town raised their line and went on the offensive for an equalizer, but it was not enough to break through Manchester City's solid defense.

Manchester City drew 4-4 in the away game against Chelsea in the 12th round, drew 1-1 in the home game against Liverpool in the 13th round, and tied 3-3 in the home game against Tottenham Hotspur in the 14th round, conceding an equalizer at the end of the second half. Subsequently, in the away game against Aston Villa in the 15th round, the team lost 0-1, resulting in only 3 points earned over 4 games, and their ranking also dropped to 4th place.

Regarding the recent slump, coach Pep Guardiola said, "The manager is the boss and the owner, so he has to find a solution. If you don't want to take responsibility for bad moments, you can't coach. You have to accept everything as if it were normal." He continued, "I handle adversity well after a loss. I approach it thinking the opponent deserves it too. If you have a good coach and good players, anyone can win. It's normal to have bad moments or results from time to time."