- Urawa Reds 0-3 Man City (Hoibraten 45og, Kovacic 53, Silva 60)
- European champions will face Fluminense on Friday
Semi-finals do not come much easier than this. Manchester City will fight for the World Club Cup title against Fluminense on Friday and they were not given the slightest trouble by Urawa Red Diamonds, who managed only one shot all night.
The Japanese club had held out gamely enough until Marius Høibråten, their centre-back, scored an unnecessary own goal in first-half stoppage time; from there the score could have been anything City wanted but they settled for further strikes from Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva, both of which stemmed from marvellous pieces of initiative from their own defenders.
Continue reading…Urawa Reds 0-3 Man City (Hoibraten 45og, Kovacic 53, Silva 60)European champions will face Fluminense on FridaySemi-finals do not come much easier than this. Manchester City will fight for the World Club Cup title against Fluminense on Friday and they were not given the slightest trouble by Urawa Red Diamonds, who managed only one shot all night.The Japanese club had held out gamely enough until Marius Høibråten, their centre-back, scored an unnecessary own goal in first-half stoppage time; from there the score could have been anything City wanted but they settled for further strikes from Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva, both of which stemmed from marvellous pieces of initiative from their own defenders. Continue reading…