Club World Cup - Haaland scored a penalty and Gundogan scored twice, Manchester City beat Al Ain 6-0 and advanced with Juventus

Jun 23, 2025

On June 22, in the second round of the Club World Cup Group G, Manchester City and Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates faced off. In the first half of the game, Gundogan opened the scoring for Manchester City, and then Echeverri's world wave expanded the team's lead. Haaland scored another goal in stoppage time, and Manchester City led 3-0 at halftime; in the second half, Gundogan scored another goal to expand the score, Oscar-Bob and Sherky scored, and Manchester City finally defeated Al Ain 6-0. After this game, Manchester City and Juventus have 6 points and advance to the knockout stage in advance. Both teams have a goal difference of 8, but Juventus has 1 more total goals, and Manchester City is temporarily ranked second in the group.



At the start of the game, in the 8th minute, Manchester City's corner kick tactics worked, and Gundogan got the ball at the back post and scored with a light lob! Manchester City led 1-0.


In the 15th minute, Al Ain quickly counterattacked, Park Yong-woo sent a long diagonal pass, and Chadli's shot from the right was slightly off target. In the 22nd minute, Park Yong-woo got the ball again and passed it to the side, and Chadli's low ball from the right was blocked by Nouri. In the 24th minute, Nouri slipped in the penalty area after passing two people on the left, and the referee did not make any comments.


In the 27th minute, Manchester City expanded the score advantage! Ortega kicked the ball to the front court, and Sabala pulled and fouled to give Manchester City a free kick opportunity. Echeverri took the penalty and hit the dead corner directly, a world wave! Manchester City 2-0 Al Ain.


In the 28th minute, Manchester City had a counterattack opportunity. Haaland intercepted the goalkeeper and shot from a small angle, and the ball slipped past the goal. In the 32nd minute, Gwadiol's header hit the post and bounced out. In the 41st minute, Manchester City created opportunities with continuous exquisite cooperation in the frontcourt, but unfortunately Haaland's final shot missed.


In the 45th minute, Manchester City expanded its lead again! Akanji was knocked down by Rabia in a corner kick, and the referee awarded a penalty kick! Haaland scored the penalty kick and Manchester City led 3-0.



At the end of the first half, Manchester City temporarily led Al Ain 3-0.


At the beginning of the second half, in the 49th minute, Nouri's lob pass from the left was blocked out of the baseline, and then Manchester City's two consecutive corner kick opportunities were cleared. In the 57th minute, Husanov blocked Al Ain's counterattack opportunity and received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Nunes dribbled on the right side of the frontcourt and shot, but the ball missed a little.


In the 61st minute, Manchester City made substitutions, replacing Rodri and Oscar Bob with Nico Gonzalez and Husanov. In the 68th minute, Al Ain had an attacking opportunity. Jacic got the ball on the right and shot the ball inside.


In the 73rd minute, Manchester City scored again! B Silva sent a straight pass in the frontcourt, and Gundogan got the ball near the penalty spot and shot it, Manchester City led 4-0.


In the 74th minute, Manchester City continued to make substitutions, replacing B Silva and Gwadiol with Sherki and Ruben Dias. In the 79th minute, Haaland passed the ball, and Sherki's follow-up shot was saved by the goalkeeper.


In the 84th minute, Manchester City scored another goal. Rodri cooperated with Oscar Bob in the frontcourt, and the latter followed up with a low shot from the right side of the penalty area and scored, Manchester City led 5-0.


In the 88th minute, Manchester City scored again! Gundogan intercepted the ball and counterattacked to Haaland, who made a pass in the penalty area, and Sherki followed up and scored, Manchester City 6-0 Al Ain.



In the end, Manchester City defeated Al Ain 6-0 and advanced to the knockout stage in advance, but temporarily ranked second behind Juventus due to the number of goals.


Starting lineups of both teams

  • Manchester City: 18-Ortega, 21-Ait-Nouri, 45-Husanov (52-Bob in the 61st minute), 24-Gwadiol (3-Ruben Dias in the 74th minute), 25-Akanji, 27-Nunes, 14-Nico Gonzalez (16-Rodri in the 61st minute), 19-Gundogan, 20-Bernardo Silva (29-Sherki in the 74th minute), 30-Echeverri (47-Foden in the 46th minute) , 9-Haaland
  • Al Ain: 17-Issa, 97-Jasic, 25-Rabia, 56-Amadou Niang, 70-Karim Traore, 36-Sabara (15-Eric in the 62nd minute), 5-Park Yong-woo, 6-Nadel (20-Palacios in the 46th minute), 8-Balushi (10-Alejandro in the 62nd minute), 21-Rahimi (9-Raba in the 46th minute), 28-Chadli (19-Sanabria in the 74th minute)


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