Official Cup

Etihad Stadium
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Leonel Xavier got a free kick in the 4th minute. Dan Saville's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Alisson Goycochea skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Alisson Goycochea made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki sent off a good shot on target. Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alisson Goycochea. Alisson Goycochea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Orlando Loyola kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki got free with Alisson Goycochea in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Geoffrey De Bougne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Alisson Goycochea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alisson Goycochea made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki sent off a good shot on target. 46 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Dan Saville came free, but Alisson Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Geoffrey De Bougne was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester City's players had a chance to rest. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki made a kick off. A collision led to INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Geovanni Ramalho hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goal looked a bit too open when Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki came free, but Alisson Goycochea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Scarpa hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Manchester City made a substitution. Anthony Carey replaced Bartlomiej Niedzwiecki. Gustavo Scarpa kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Carey in the 59th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's goalkeeper Alisson Goycochea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Leonel Xavier got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 69 minutes, Anthony Carey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester City and the INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA players grew even worse after the yellow card. INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA's Lucas Head Son was substituted for Ezio Gøl. After a rather tough play, Manchester City's Anthony Carey got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 78th minute, Lucas Head Son got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Anthony Carey scored 2-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alisson Goycochea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leonel Xavier charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leonel Xavier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leonel Xavier kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Leonel Xavier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manchester City's Frank Pearce proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester City from getting a goal against them. Leigh Peyton tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Frank Pearce. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-1 in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the INTERNACIONAL DA BAHIA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Manchester City.