Aguero leads Manchester City s 6-1 rout of Huddersfield in EPL
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Aguero leads Manchester City s 6-1 rout of Huddersfield in EPL
Manchester Aug 19 (IANS) Argentine star Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Huddersfield Town 6-1 in English Premier League football action on Sunday.
Even without Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne who is sidelined for the next three months due to a right knee injury the reigning champions showed no sign of weakness.
Huddersfield s resistance lasted only 25 minutes following which Aguero opened the scoring after seizing on a long pass from Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson punishing Huddersfield s English net minder Ben Hamer for leaving his goal early reports Efe.
Just five minutes later Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus doubled City s lead when he took advantage of the defence s failure to clear the ball at the edge of the area.
It took Aguero another five minutes to make the score 3-0 as he made Hamer pay for failing to catch a cross by French left back Benjamin Mendy.
With only two minutes to go before the first-half stoppage time Huddersfield s lone goal was scored by Slovenian defender Jon Stankovic.
Man City s Spanish attacking midfielder David Silva then made his side s fourth goal on a nicely-executed long-range free kick just three minutes into the second half ending any hopes of a comeback Stankovic may have sparked before the intermission.
After squandering a few scoring chances Aguero sealed his ninth Premier League hat-trick on a close-range touch to make it 5-1 in the 75th minute.
It was Huddersfield defender Terence Kongolo who capped off the away rout with an own goal in the 83rd minute.
--IANS pur/sed
Even without Belgium midfielder Kevin de Bruyne who is sidelined for the next three months due to a right knee injury the reigning champions showed no sign of weakness.
Huddersfield s resistance lasted only 25 minutes following which Aguero opened the scoring after seizing on a long pass from Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson punishing Huddersfield s English net minder Ben Hamer for leaving his goal early reports Efe.
Just five minutes later Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus doubled City s lead when he took advantage of the defence s failure to clear the ball at the edge of the area.
It took Aguero another five minutes to make the score 3-0 as he made Hamer pay for failing to catch a cross by French left back Benjamin Mendy.
With only two minutes to go before the first-half stoppage time Huddersfield s lone goal was scored by Slovenian defender Jon Stankovic.
Man City s Spanish attacking midfielder David Silva then made his side s fourth goal on a nicely-executed long-range free kick just three minutes into the second half ending any hopes of a comeback Stankovic may have sparked before the intermission.
After squandering a few scoring chances Aguero sealed his ninth Premier League hat-trick on a close-range touch to make it 5-1 in the 75th minute.
It was Huddersfield defender Terence Kongolo who capped off the away rout with an own goal in the 83rd minute.
--IANS pur/sed
