Manchester City attacker Erling Haaland scored his 23rd career hattrick as Manchester City comfortably defeated newly promoted side Ipswich Town.
Ipswich took a shocking lead against the Manchester City side in the first half of the game. However, Manchester City came back into the game after some poor decisions at Ipswich centre back.
Nine minutes later, after Ipswich Town’s first goal, Manchester City had already scored three goals in the match. Haaland scored from a penalty spot in the 11th minute of the game.
Ipswich Town goalkeeper Muric made a horrific mistake, which gave Kevin De Bruyne a free chance to score a goal. Haaland scored a header to make the scoreline 3-1 because of the indecisive action of the goalkeeper, Muric.
In the 89th minute, the big Norwegian attacker Haaland scored the third goal of the game.
How Manchester City Came From Behind to Defeat Newly Promoted Side Ipswich Town
Ipswich scored their first goal in the Premier League against the reigning champions in a very fashionable manner in the 8th minute of the game through Szmodics.
Haaland got the equaliser in the 11th minute from a penalty shot. The Manchester City striker sent Ipswich goalkeeper Muric the wrong way.
Reigning champions, City scored the second goal of the game through Kevin De Bruyne, who capitalised on the Ipswich goalkeeper’s mistake.
Manchester City extended the lead in the 16th minute of the game with a beautiful goal from Haaland.
Manchester City almost scored the fourth goal of the game when Rico Lewis’ attempt hit the crossbar in the 27th minute of the game.
De Bruyne hit the crossbar with a magnificent shot from outside the goal post in the 28th minute of the game, but his shot hit the crossbar.
Before the end of the first half extra time, Haaland had an opportunity to shoot from eight yards, but his attempt was not strong enough to hit the target.
Haaland also scored a hat-trick for City, but he was denied at close range by Ipswich goalkeeper Muric.
In the 76th minute of the game, Ipswich Town had a chance to score a goal, but they were not clinical enough.
Haaland later got the hattrick before the end of the match with a beautiful attempt on goal. It was a dominant performance against Ipswich who will be looking forward to succeeding in their next game.
The City side are currently at the top of the Premier League table with six points from two matches.
The reigning Premier League Champions will play against West Ham United next on August 31, 2024 at 5:30 pm. The City side will defeat West Ham United comfortably.
Other Premier League Match Results Played at 3:00 pm (WAT)
Tottenham (4-0) Everton
Goalscorer: Bissouma- 14
Heung Min Son, 25
Cristian Romero- 71
Crystal Palace (0-2) West Ham
Goalscorer: Michael Antonio- 68, Jarrod Bowen- 72
Fulham (2-1) Leicester City
Goalscorer: Emile Smith Rowe-18, Wout Faes- 38
Alex Iwobi- 70
Southampton (0-1) Nottingham Forest
Goalscorer: Gibbs-White- 70
