It’s halftime at the Etihad Stadium, and Manchester City is in the lead with a score of 2-1. The action kicked off in the 16th minute when Lukaku from Everton opened the scoring. Taking advantage of a long through ball from Coleman, Lukaku skillfully evaded Lescott and then deceived Hart, who also faced some criticism for the play.
City swiftly responded a minute later, with Negredo finding the back of the net. Touré, penetrating the Toffees’ area, delivered a splendid deep pass to the Spaniard, who emerged victorious in a duel with Howard.
As the clock reached the 45th minute, City secured their second goal. Aguero, launched by Silva, outpaced Distin and successfully beat Howard with a well-placed cross shot. Pellegrini’s men head into halftime with a 2-1 advantage.
