Haaland, Marmoush both score, Man City lose points at home against Brighton

(NLDO) – In the rare occasion when two strikers spoke up together and the whole team played quite well, Man City still lost points for the first time against Brighton right at Etihad.

Brighton have never won any points in their trips to Etihad, but up to now, coach Fabian Hurzeler's team is considered to be able to cause difficulties for defending champions Man City.

Mitoma (left) was surprised when the early goal was not recognized.

Indeed, the "Seagulls" almost opened the scoring in the 6th minute after a sharp counter-attack. Kaoru Mitoma pierced goalkeeper Stefan Ortega's net but VAR determined that the Japanese player had handled the ball before scoring.

Erling Haaland was given the task of taking a free kick and succeeded

Heart-stopping from this dangerous move, Man City quickly tightened their formation and their attacking power quickly showed its effectiveness. In the 11th minute, Omar Marmoush dribbled into Brighton's penalty area and was brought down from behind by Adam Webster.

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On the 11m mark, Erling Haaland successfully executed the free kick, easily defeating goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen. This was the Norwegian striker's 100th goal in the Premier League after only 94 matches, faster than any of his predecessors to set this meaningful milestone.

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The joy of Man City fans, however, did not last long. Pervis Estupinan equalized for Brighton in the 21st minute with a classy free kick, the ball hit the post and rolled into the net, leaving goalkeeper Ortega helpless.

Pervis Estupinan is excited after equalizing 1-1

The battle at the Etihad Stadium continued to heat up, especially in the second half of the first half when the home team had to continue from the starting line. In the 39th minute, Omar Marmoush received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and the Egyptian star immediately unleashed a powerful left-footed shot that left goalkeeper Verbruggen standing still as the ball went into the net.

Omar Marmoush scores a classy goal

Brighton hit back strongly when the match resumed after the break and quickly equalized in the 48th minute. From a corner kick, Adam Webster headed the ball for Jack Hinshelwood to finish, the ball hit the foot of center-back Abdulodir Khusanov and changed direction, flying straight into the Man City goal.

Jack Hinshelwood contributed to Brighton's equalizer 2-2

Yankuba Minteh and Carlos Baleba missed chances to increase the score for Brighton while Man City's rare chance in the 79th minute passed after Nico Gonzalez's header hit the post.

Mixed emotions after the match among the military leaders

Drawing 2-2 at the Etihad, Brighton took their first points away from home against Man City but were not happy with the result as they deserved to win. Man City remain fifth in the table but face the risk of being widened by the teams in the top four and being overtaken by Newcastle if they play enough games.

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