Everton imposes a draw on Manchester City in its stronghold
Video goals :Manchester City-Everton-Played on 12/31/ 2022
Everton returned with a valuable draw from Manchester City Square (1-1), this evening, Saturday, in the meeting that was hosted by the Etihad Stadium in the 18th round of the English Premier League.
Manchester City opened the scoring via Erling Haaland in the 24th minute, and Demarai Gray equalized for Everton in the 64th minute.
With that result, Manchester City raised its tally to 36 points in second place, and Everton raised its tally to 15 points in 16th place.
City posed the first danger in the match in the 11th minute, after Haaland received a pin from De Bruyne inside the area, the Norwegian dodged goalkeeper Pickford and then hit a ball that passed next to the post.
The city demanded a penalty kick in the 21st minute after Riyad Mahrez was hampered by Jay, but the referee did not count it.
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City opened the scoring in the 24th minute, after Mahrez manipulated Mikolenko on the right side of the penalty area, as he passed the ball to Haaland, who in turn hit a straight ball that hit the net.
The match calmed down in the following minutes, then City appeared again in the 44th minute after obtaining a violation on the right side, which De Bruyne crossed, followed by Stones with a strong header that hit the post, to end the first half with City advancing 1-0.