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Kevin de Bruyne opened the scoring at the NRG Stadium with a wonderful effort from range in what turned out to be an eventful first half. Henry Martin equalized for Club America in the 43rd minute but De Bruyne, who helped City to their fourth Premier League title in five years last season after notching a career-high 15 goals and eight assists, netted again before half-time to give City a 2-1 lead.
And in between all of that goalmouth action, a frustrated Jack Grealish clashed with Club Amercia shot-stopper Ochoa after an attempt at good sportsmanship from the Mexican backfired. Grealish bundled into Ochoa following a heavy touch. Which happened in the 27th minute. Moments later, the 37-year-old tried his best to help the England international to his feet, but things escalated, rather quickly.
Grealish was also involved in another clash in the second-half but this time, with Club America defender Bruno Valdez. The Paraguayan centre-back wiped out the former Aston Villa midfielder with a heavy challenge and understandably, Grealish wasn't best pleased.
Ochoa 🇲🇽 and 🏴 Grealish having a BFF moment. pic.twitter.com/G5dgIkdKON
— Tactical Manager (@ManagerTactical) July 21, 2022
Not Withstanding the incident Manchester City held onto that 2-1 lead to seal a first pre-season win on their US tour. Pep Guardiola was happy with the victory on Wednesday night and after the full-time whistle, he said the amount of City supporters inside the NRG Stadium was a sign of their growth in recent seasons.
"It's an honour," he said. "We are so proud. When we arrived here five, six years ago and lost to United there were only a few blue shirts and now there are a lot. "We were happy to see them and the game was really good."
Such incidents should be avoided in the field of sport. Everyone should play the sport fairly and according to the rules of the game. The game is bigger than the player and no player is bigger than the game. The game while being played should be treated with respect.
Manchester City have conceded no more than once in 11 of their last 13 away matches Club America have kept a clean sheet in 10 of their last 18 matches Club America have drawn 7 of their last 18 matches Club America have scored an average of 1.3 goals in their last 19 home matches.