International Champions Cup, TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis - Manchester City 2 (Jovetic 34, Kolarov pen 52) Olympiacos 2 (Diamantakos 36, 66). Olympiacos win 5-4 on penalties.
Manchester City are out of the International Champions Cup at the group stage after losing to Olympiacos in a penalty shootout.The Premier League title holders were beaten 5-4 on penalties, after the game finished 2-2 after 90 minutes.
City finish the pre--season tournament in the United States on five points in Group B, but go out of the tournament as they are behind Liverpool on the head-to-head.Brendan Rodgers’ side therefore progress to Monday’s final in Miami, Florida.
City finish the pre--season tournament in the United States on five points in Group B, but go out of the tournament as they are behind Liverpool on the head-to-head.Brendan Rodgers’ side therefore progress to Monday’s final in Miami, Florida.
The impressive Stevan Jovetic opened the scoring for City in the 36th minute, taking the ball in from the left touchline before nutmegging Olympiacos captain Avraam Papadopoulos with a shot that took goalkeeper Roberto completely by surprise.
The Greek champions levelled two minutes later as Javier Saviola took advantage of some poor positioning from Aleksandar Kolarov to cut the ball back for Dimitris Diamantakos to shoot past Joe Hart.
Jovetic could have had a penalty moments before the break when Papadopoulos seemed to take out the Montenegrin as the pair competed for a Yaya Toure chip over the top.
City regained the lead through Kolarov’s 52nd minute penalty, awarded for a foul on David Silva, but Diamantakos netted his second of the night midway through the second half when he took advantage of Hart’s poor decision-making to round the England goalkeeper and score from the angle.
City then lost the penalty shootout in sudden death, after Micah Richards blazed his spot-kick over.
