FC Series Match Columbus, Ohio: Manchester City takes control first 5 minutes of Match en route to 4-2 win over Chelsea

By Mariana Smithfield

Pep Guardiola Man City Manager walks off field at Ohio Stadium after beating Chelsea 4-2, 8 3 2024 (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Kyle Robertson, Columbus Dispatch via USA Today Sports)

 

Pep Guardiola Man City Manager Post-match News Conference FC Series Man City 4 Chelsea FC 2 August 3, 2024.mp3

 

MATCH RECAP

City saw off Chelsea 4-2 in Ohio Stadium in front of 71,280  fans, with Erling Haaland bagging a hat-trick to round off USA Tour 2024.

Our star striker scored twice in the first five minutes of the game – scoring a penalty after Levi Colwill had bought him down before slotting home after a stray Moises Caicedo pass set him up.

Oscar Bobb scored a fine solo goal on 55 minutes before Norwegian Haaland bagged his third moments later to make it 4-0.

GOAL SCORERS

Erling Haaland Man City striker in maroon, who scored a hat trick in match, 4th, 5th and 56th minute, goes after ball with Chelsea’s Levi Colwill, at Ohio Stadium, 8 3 2024 (courtesy IMAGN, photo by Kyle Robertson, Columbus Dispatch via USA Today Sports Network)

 

Oscar Bobb, scored in the 55th minute, seen here training with Manchester City in 2024 for the FC Series in Cary, North Carolina. By Hameltion – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

 

INFORMATION COURTESY OF FC SERIES,  MANCHESTER CITY COMMUNICATIONS AND megasportsnews.com STAFF REPORTS