(LONDON AFP = Yonhap News) English Premier League (EPL) Manchester City (Man City)’s Elling Halan (22, Norway) finished the regular league round 1 match against West Ham at the London Stadium in London on the 7th (local time). He is holding the thumbs of both hands behind him. After moving to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund (Germany) this summer, he scored two goals and led the team to a 2-0 victory. 2022.8.8 [email protected]
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eui-jin = The defending champions of the English Premier League (EPL) started the 2022-2023 season with a victory with the multi-goal of ‘monster goalkeeper’ Elling Halan.
Manchester City defeated West Ham United 2-0 in the first round match of the 2022-2023 season held at the London Stadium in London, England on the morning of the 8th (Korean time).
Manchester City placed Norwegian striker Halan at the forefront against West Ham, who had attracted interest from big European clubs this summer.
After scoring 86 goals in 89 matches for Dortmund in the German Bundesliga, he joined Manchester City in May and was expected to be responsible for the front line of the team that Raheem Sterling and Gabrieu Jejus had left.
However, during the ‘Community Shield’ match between the EPL winner of the previous season and the England Football Association (FA) Cup winner, which took place at the end of last month, there were also concerns that it would be a ‘bubble’ by missing an easy shot in front of the door.
Halan took responsibility for both goals in the EPL’s first official match against West Ham on the same day, clearing away these concerns.
In the 35th minute of the first half, after receiving a penetration pass from Ilkay Gundogan and advancing to the penalty area, Halan passed the goalkeeper and fell and took a penalty kick.
It was a scene where the speed of Halan who instantly hit the space behind the defense stood out. As a direct kicker, Halan calmly aimed at the bottom of the left post to score the team’s winning goal.
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West Ham, who were dragged 0-1, tried to reverse the mood by introducing the tall striker Gianluca Skamaka, who they acquired this summer, in the second half.
However, in the 20th minute of the second half, Halan scored his second goal, this time with Kevin De Bruyne.
The penetration pass that De Bruyne pierced from the half line was accurately delivered to Halan, who was sprinting for the space behind the defense.
While West Ham defenders could not keep up with Halan’s sprint speed, Halan faced the goalkeeper 1-1 in the penalty area and shook the net with a low-loaded shot.
West Ham made a powerful header from a cross from the right flank by Skarmaka in the 28th minute of the second half, but the goalkeeper saved it. Even this was declared offside.
After that, Manchester City checked the condition by putting in second-line resources, such as Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez, as well as ‘freshman’ Calvin Phillips, and finished the game without conceding.
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