Match Thread | Bayern Munich vs Man City (26/07/23)

[SebastianBlue]

Exceptional first time pass from Laporte to Bobb.

 

[deano ou812]

I know it’s pre season but Bayern look ordinary at times all huff and puff,with the odd bit of decent possession and play ..

 

[Deleted member 77198]

That’s a good but if information/history I didn’t know about from the commentator then about a 1976 City tour to Japan, playing the Japan national team four times.

Just looked them up:

1976 TOUR​

21 May 1976 - JAPAN NATIONAL XI 0 CITY 3

23 May 1976 - JAPAN NATIONAL XI 0 CITY 1

26 May 1976 - JAPAN NATIONAL XI 0 CITY 1

28 May 1976 - JAPAN NATIONAL XI 0 CITY 2

After a gruelling 1975/76 season in which City had lifted the League Cup and finished eighth in the top flight, Tony Book’s team set off for the Far East.

The Blues played a Japan representative side four times in succession, winning the opening game 3-0 in front of 15,000 fans.

Dennis Tueart, Denis Leman and Asa Hartford scored the goals and two days later, the teams met again, with Paul Power scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win for the Blues.

Three days later and the teams met again, City winning 1-0 again with Power once again netting the winner.

The fourth and final meeting of the game was also the best attended with 27,000 fans watching City again edge a tight game 2-0 courtesy of Tueart and Leman.

As a gesture of gratitude for making the journey, we were gifted a kabuto, a helmet once worn by samurai warriors.

It was dusted off in 2017, when Book reflected on the tour.

“We flew out to face Japan and South Korea, playing seven games over a two-week period,” said Skip.

“Sydney Rose was the director who accompanied us on the tour and after we were presented with the helmet, he shipped it, along with a load of other artefacts and collectables back to Manchester.

“I suppose it has been in storage ever since so it’s nice to see it again!”

https://amp.mancity.com/news/mens/manchester-citys-previous-games-in-japan-63825021

 

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[Rolo]

Cancelo has impressed in the two games so far being perfectly honest.

 

[I'm Blue]

Have that German raggys

 

[Stato]

So is this match set up straight to PKs

yeah

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Oh no same here. I was just pointing out he left because of his mother. :-)

Silly Fraulien!!

 

[SebastianBlue]

Exceptional first time pass from Laporte to Bobb.

Laporte with the first time finish!

Becoming a habit. ;-)

 

[flook]

nice goal