Inter celebrate after beating Manchester City on penalties in Hong Kong
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— just nowInter win on penalties in the first friendly of the Internazionale Summer Tour after a 1-1 draw at the end of 90 minutes
Cristian Chivu’s Inter celebrate victory in their first friendly of the Internazionale Summer Tour. The Champions of Italy beat Manchester City on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes: Mubama put the English side ahead in the first half, before Pavard levelled the score. Lavelli then converted the decisive penalty in the shootout.
MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 INTER (1-3 on penalties) | SCORESHEET
Goal scorers: 13' Mubama (MC), 20' Pavard (I)
MANCHESTER CITY ( 4-2-3-1): 25 Donnarumma; 82 Lewis, 45 Khusanov, 24 Gvardiol (22 Reis 46'), 91 Mfuni (56 McAidoo 46'); 8 Kovacic (14 Nico Gonzalez 46'), 4 Reijnders (21 Ait-Nouri 46'); 42 Semenyo (71 Sangare 69'), 47 Foden (30 Echeverri 69'), 26 Savinho, 67 Mubama (68 Alleyne 46'). Substitutes: 13 Bettinelli, 84 Wint, 92 Chabot, 40 Monga, 61 Braithwaite, 63 Mukasa, 75 Samba, 81 Heskey, 89 Henderson-Hall, 93 Parker. Coach: Enzo Maresca
INTER (3-5-2): 1 Martinez (49 Provedel 60'); 28 Pavard (46 Bovio 69'), 31 Bisseck (56 Maye 78'), 30 Carlos Augusto (54 Marello 68'); 17 Diouf (11 Luis Henrique 46'), 23 Barella (16 Frattesi 46'), 5 Stankovic (58 Topalovic 60'), 22 Mkhitaryan (7 Zielinski 46'), 32 Dimarco (95 Bastoni 46'); 94 Esposito (53 Lavelli 67'), 52 Iddrissou (48 Mosconi 46'). Substitutes: 12 Di Gennaro, 60 Farronato, 8 Sucic, 14 Bonny, 20 Calhanoglu. Coach: Cristian Chivu
Yellow Card: Stankovic 56'
Referee: TAM Ping Wun. Assistants: CHOW Chun Kit, LAM Cheuk Hong. Fourth Official: LAU Fong Hei.
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Lavelli! A powerful right-footed strike down the middle, leaving Donnarumma with no chance. Inter win 1-3 on penalties!
Echeverri with a delicate chip: City reduce the deficit to 1-2.
Mosconi! Ice-cold from the spot, sending Donnarumma the wrong way with his left foot to make it 0-2.
City miss again: Provedel denies Nico Gonzalez.
A major save from Donnarumma to deny Frattesi from the spot.
Another miss for City: Khusanov hits the post with a powerful shot. Inter still lead 0-1.
Zielinski steps up first for Inter, sending Donnarumma the wrong way to make it 0-1.
Ait-Nouri takes the first penalty, but fires over the bar.
93' FULL-TIME: The match will be settled with a penalty shootout.
90' There will be three minutes of added time.
87' Another driving run from McAidoo down the right: the move ends with Bastoni blocking Echeverri's effort.
83' Inter come close: Frattesi times his run down the right to perfection and crosses to the back post, where Marello's first-time volley is blocked.
80' McAidoo continues to threaten. On two occasions he collects the ball in the right half-space, cuts inside and fires with his left: his first effort drifts inches wide, while his second rattles the post to Provedel's right.
73' Ait-Nouri sends in a cross from the edge of the box; Nico Gonzalez stretches to reach it but cannot get the right finish.
68' Another round of changes for Chivu: Bovio replaces Pavard, Lavelli comes on for Esposito, and Marello for Carlos Augusto.
66' Reis hits the crossbar after a corner.
65' City maintain a long spell of possession, with Inter sitting compactly and waiting.
60' Two more changes from Chivu: Topalovic replaces Stankovic and Provedel comes on for Martinez.
53' City press: first Martinez and then Pio Esposito, who clears a header off the line to deny the English side the lead.
47' Inter continue to push forward: Frattesi sends in a cross and Mosconi goes for the volley, but his effort flies over the bar.
46' The second half gets underway, and Inter immediately create a chance: Stankovic wins the ball high up the pitch, but Donnarumma is quick to intervene.
46' Changes for Inter: Provedel replaces Martinez, Bastoni comes on for Dimarco, Luis Henrique for Diouf, Zielinski for Mkhitaryan, Frattesi for Barella, and Mosconi for Iddrissou.
45' HALF-TIME: The first half comes to an end with the score level at 1-1.
40' Fewer attacking chances in this phase, but Inter have pushed higher up the pitch and are managing possession well.
25' Diouf beats his man with a brilliant bit of skill, but just can't find the right moment for the pass and sees his attempt blocked and out for a corner.
23' A great run down the right from Stankovic: he cuts into the box and shoots with his right foot, but Donnarumma makes an excellent save to tip it behind for a corner.
20' INTER SCORE: 1-1! Pavard! Stankovic sets up Dimarco; after a series of deflections, the ball falls to Pavard, who scores with a right-footed finish.
18' A promising run from Semenyo, who beats three players down the left before shooting. However, Martinez makes a fantastic save.
14' Man City score. Semenyo bursts down the left, sending the ball into the box for Mubama to tap it in.
10' Reijnders’ effort is comfortably saved by Martinez, who dives to make the stop.
8' A fast-paced start with both sides showing bursts of attacking intent. An entertaining game so far, with Dimarco trying a left-footed volley. 3' Great move from Inter, as Diouf sets up Esposito, who misses the tap-in. However, the linesman has raised the flag for offside. 1' Manchester City-Inter gets underway: City take the first kick-off A spectacular welcome at the Kai Tak Stadium: a huge Nerazzurri banner welcomed Chivu’s team onto the pitch ahead of the pre-match live show. Inter are playing in their Away Kit. The atmosphere in the stands is electric.
MANCHESTER CITY VS. INTER: WHERE TO WATCH IT ON TV
Manchester City vs. Inter will be broadcast live on DAZN and Sky, at no additional cost for existing subscribers, or available via pay-per-view on OneFootball and DAZN for non-subscribers.
TEAM ARRIVES AT THE STADIUM: MATCH TO BE PLAYED WITH THE ROOF CLOSED
Cristian Chivu’s squad has arrived at the Kai Tak Stadium. The weather in Hong Kong is grey and rainy, but the state-of-the-art venue hosting the match is equipped with a retractable roof, which will remain closed. The game will therefore be played in dry conditions. Outside temperatures are 26°C, with humidity at 92%.
TIFOSI QUEUING FOR HOURS TO SEE THE DOUBLE TROPHIES
An endless queue of Nerazzurri fans has been waiting for hours at the Kai Tak Stadium to take photos with Inter’s Double trophies in the stadium’s Celebration Hall. A sea of black and blue that highlights the passion and love of the club’s supporters in Asia, eager to see Chivu’s team in person.