Ilkay Gündogan scored twice, Erling Haaland added his first objective of the event on a penalty kick and Manchester Metropolis trounced Al Ain 6-0 in Membership World Cup Group G play on Sunday night time in Atlanta.
The 19-year-old Claudio Echeverri scored his first objective in a Manchester Metropolis shirt on a elegant free kick, and Oscar Bobb and Rayan Cherki piled on late within the match. Stefan Ortega wanted to make only one save for Manchester Metropolis (2-0-0, 6 factors).
Group G will likely be determined by Thursday’s showdown between Man Metropolis and Juventus in Orlando, Florida. They’ve each secured spots within the knockouts after beating Al Ain (0-2-0, 0 factors) from Abu Dhabi and Wydad AC from Morocco.
“A very good efficiency,” mentioned Gundogan. “I feel we had our moments within the first half, after which additionally the second a part of the second half.
“I feel the consequence speaks for itself, and ultimately, totally deserved.”
Khalid Eisa made 5 saves however couldn’t sustain with Al Ain’s Premier League opponent, which ended the night time with a 21-5 benefit in whole pictures.
Man Metropolis confirmed full management early on and had been rewarded with a 3-0 halftime lead.
They earned the primary of their 9 nook kicks within the eighth minute, and Bernardo Silva’s providing discovered its option to Gundogan on the far aspect of the field. He chipped a lob shot that Eisa had no prayer of defending and the ball tucked into the nook of the online.
Echeverri’s free kick within the twenty seventh was the results of a foul that earned Al Ain’s Facundo Zabala a yellow card. He positioned the shot within the prime nook of the online above Eisa’s head.
Haaland had a equally straightforward time when he stepped to the spot 5 minutes into first-half stoppage. He shot to his proper as Eisa dove the incorrect method.
The subsequent flurry of targets started within the 73rd minute when Gundogan took a cross from Silva, break up a number of defenders within the field, turned towards the online and deposited the ball behind Eisa.
Bobb struck within the 84th minute and Cherki, who subbed on for Silva to make his Man Metropolis debut, scored within the 89th minute on a one-timer off a feed from Haaland.
Manchester Metropolis is the reigning membership champion, successful the title in 2023 beneath the previous seven-team format.
