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'Return Monster'Holan, 'Lie down and score a goal' Breaking silence with the 11th goal...Manchester City beat Southampton 1-0 to win 3 consecutive games → Turnover of the leader 'Monster goaltender' For Elling Holan, the score is 'Lying down and eating rice cake'.
Holan scored the first goal in the first five minutes of the first half in the ninth round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Southampton at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on the 26th (Korea time).
Holan, who started as Manchester City's front-line striker, connected a non-stop volley in front of the gate by Matheus Nunes from the left side of the opponent. The posture was unique. Holan, whose posture collapsed due to the strong check of the opponent's defender, stretched his legs while lying in the air and scored.
Just three days ago, Holan made headlines by scoring a picturesque 'back foot volley' in front of the goal in the third home game of the European Champions League phase against Sparta Prague.
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Holan, who led his team to a 5-0 victory over Sparta Prague, broke his scoring silence for about three weeks with the score and exploded for two consecutive games. In the league, he scored his 11th goal in four games after the match against Arsenal.
Manchester City, the only unbeaten team in the EPL this season, won 1-0 with Holan's goal and won three consecutive league games. With 23 points from seven wins, two draws, he defeated Liverpool (21 points) ahead of Arsenal's away game on the 28th and regained the lead.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had Holan at the top and formed a midfield team of Savinho, Phil Foden, Bernardou Silva, Matheus Nunes and Matteo Kovacic. Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol were in charge of the four-back, while Ederson defended the goal.
Ilkay Gündoan, Nathan Ake, John Stones, James McAtee, Nico O'Reilly, Stefan Ortega and Scott Carson were on the bench. Only five field players, two goalkeepers, and just seven were benched.
Southampton saw Cameron Archer as the top man, with Tyler Dibling, Flynn Downers, Adam Lallana and Matheus Fernandez in the second term. Kyle Walker-Peters, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Jack Steffens and Ryan Manning built the five backs. Aaron Ramsdale wore goalkeeper gloves. Japanese fallback Yukinari Sugawara started off the bench.
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Manchester City took the lead in the first five minutes. Núñez's step, who clearly impressed Guardiola with his sharp performance in the match against Sparta Prague, looked light. Núñez quickly broke through deep on the left side and floated a cross to the door. Holan connected this with a sensational volley, giving the team the first goal.
Man City struggled unexpectedly after scoring the opening goal. After scoring, he made nearly 20 shots but failed to score additional points due to Southampton's five-back. Holan also blew a crucial header chance. Guardiola stubbornly tried to make a difference with the starting lineup at a time when there were no offensive resources on the bench to replace. It was the first replacement in the 41st minute of the second half to remove Nunes and put Gündogan in. Holan also missed a one-on-one chance for six minutes of extra time. However, Man City earned three points without making any difference to Southampton.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
