Haaland debut intention lifts Man City to 1-zero friendly win over Bayern Munich

Haaland debut intention lifts Man City to 1-zero friendly win over Bayern Munich

Two delays due to lightning inside the place -- one earlier than kickoff and one in the first half of -- noticed the contest shortened to 80 mins.

It changed into lots of time for City's new $sixty one million striker Haaland to make an impact in his first look after Guardiola declared him over the injury "niggles" that stored him sidelined at some point of City's 2-1 victory over Mexico's Club America in Houston on Wednesday.

Manchester City had threatened two times earlier than a close-range strike via Bayern's Serge Gnabry's became disallowed with the aid of a narrow offside name inside the 7th minute.

Five mins later Haaland struck. After Riyad Mahrez's loose kick became blocked Kevin De Bruyne managed to corral the ball and slip a bypass thru for Jack Grealish, who whipped it throughout to Haaland to attach from near range.

Frustratingly, every other round of electrical storms introduced proceedings to a halt, with gamers exiting the sphere and the close to sellout crowd of 78,128 at the enduring domestic of the NFL's Green Bay Packers told to searching for refuge in the concourses.

The start of the fit had already been not on time nearly 20 mins due to dangerous weather conditions.

The disruptions did not dampen the festive ecosystem for the primary professional soccer fit ever held at Lambeau, with a few hardy fanatics even braving the pounding rain and risk of lights to remain of their seats at some point of the stoppage.

Play resumed with 27 mins left to finish a forty-minute first 1/2 and Haaland fast energized City enthusiasts in attendance, bursting via behind the Bayern defense.

But before he could unharness a shot a charging Dayot Upercampo booted the ball away.

Although Manchester City managed the pace, Bayern had a golden possibility in the thirty eighth minute while a cross from the right discovered Alphonso Davies on the a ways post, however his pass across the aim face didn't pretty make it to Gnabry.

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