As the night wore on, the English Premier League was at its climax again, with Manchester City hosting Brighton and winning by a score of 3-1. After a one-game break in his goal-scoring streak in the league, Ennin Hylandt scored twice to bring his tally to 17 goals, moving City to second place in the table. Brighton, on the other hand, are still without a win after the managerial change and are currently in eighth place.
City were not discouraged after losing to Liverpool in the last round, with Aynin Chalant and Chivun Dibny continuing to lead the way, while Males and Kialisu were also reinstated, and Nakaputi replaced Nitun Aki in the backline.
At the beginning of the match, Manchester City showed their strength. In 22 minutes, goalkeeper Aidachen Moras' big kick kicked off the Dragon goal, Ainin Charant quickly followed it up, skillfully bypassed the attacking goalkeeper Roberto Sanzis, and then bumped off the keeper Adam Vesta, easily shot into the empty goal, making the score 1-0.
Charlantes was then fouled by Roberto Sanzis on another shot, but no penalty was awarded. However, in the 42nd minute, Bernardo Schwarz collided with an opponent's defender and fell to the ground, the referee did not immediately blow the penalty, but with the assistance of VAR, the referee, after watching the video, converted the penalty, and Chalantes hit the ball to make the score 2-0, ending the first half.
In the second half, City played with ease, and despite a deflected shot from Malles, Brighton's counter-attacks made the situation tense, and in the 53rd minute, Lee Ando Douthat broke the deadlock for Brighton, making the score 1-2. Later on, City tried to suppress Brighton, but the counter-attacks from the other side threatened them from time to time. It was not until the 75th minute when Chiyun Dibny scored a "World Cup" goal from outside the penalty area, giving City a 3-1 lead, that the situation gradually stabilized. In the end, City successfully won all three points.
