English League Cup. "Manchester City" won 5:0 in the match where Abduqodir Husanov played the full game

English League Cup. "Manchester City" triumphs 5:0 in the match where Abdukodir Khusanov played the full game

In the 1/16 finals of the English Football League Cup, "Manchester City" hosted "Norwich City" at home. The match, which took place at the "Etihad" stadium, was dominated entirely by the hosts and ended in a major 5:0 victory.

Having seized control of the ball from the very first minutes, the Manchester side opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Floyd Samba put his team ahead with a precise shot — 1:0. Shortly after, in the 32nd minute, Rayan Cherki also scored, doubling the hosts' advantage — 2:0. The first half ended with this score.

The "Citizens" started the second half actively as well. In the 48th minute, Allan made the score a blowout (3:0), and in the 54th minute, Floyd Samba completed his brace in the match, bringing the score to 4:0. The hosts, who did not reduce their attacking intensity even at the end of the game, put the final touch with a 90th-minute goal from substitute Ryan McAidoo — 5:0. Thus, "Manchester City" achieved a confident victory and advanced to the round of 16 of the tournament.

An important aspect for Uzbek football fans is that the defender of the Uzbekistan national team, Abdukodir Khusanov, entered the field in the starting lineup in this match. He played until the end of the game, contributing to keeping his team's goal untouched.