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City was beaten by the Wolves on penalties in the final of the Premier League Asia Trophy in Shanghai.
A hard-fought game in tough conditions ended on a 0-0 score after 90 minutes, with City losing 3-2 in a shootout.
What happened
City should have been early after 20 minutes. Leroy Sane was shot down by Adama Traore after showing a good pace to clear, but Raheem Sterling dominated the pbad.
A good spoon after Sterling and De Bruyne saw Sane released, but his efforts were expanded to the far post.
Sterling probably should have done much better with an end-to-end attempt, moments later, but he failed to make decent contact after a good job from Danilo on the right.
The wolves improved after the break, while Diogo Jota and Joao Moutinho are getting closer to each other, but the team began to get tired as the heat increased as the evening was progressing.
City's best efforts in the second half helped Rui Patricio get David Silva's magnificent curling free kick, but the ball went to the top corner.
The shooting saw City fail three times – Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva and Lukas Nmecha all failed in their conversion, and it was the Wolves who brought the trophy back to England.
Match time
The gesture of Kevin De Bruyne in the air followed by a cross pbad in half-volley, directly to Leroy Sane.
It was a moment of pure clbad and a reminder, if it was needed, of the infallible accuracy of the man with a football.
Statzone
City had a huge possession of 66%.
Man of the match
De Bruyne's performances in the first half were exceptional, with an impressive range of pbades.
If he can stay in shape throughout the season, it will be a great boost for City. It was important
And after?
The team will travel to Hong Kong SAR tomorrow to prepare for the match against Kitchee on Wednesday.
It was then in Japan to play against Yokohama F. Marinos of the City Football Group.
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