Man City beats Chelsea 4-3 in US friendly

Man City beats Chelsea 4-3 in US friendly
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Summary There will be a second match between the two at New York's Yankee Stadium.


ST. LOUIS (AP) -  Manchester City overcame a three-goal deficit to beat rival Chelsea 4-3 on Thursday in the opener of a two-game U.S. tour.

 

Edin Dzeko s second goal of the game tied it in the 85th minute for Man City and Micah Richards scored the stoppage-time winner by redirecting a header into the net.

 

In a game played before a standing-room crowd of 48,623 at the St. Louis Cardinals  Busch Stadium, Juan Mata set up a pair of first-half goals for Chelsea against the general run of play.

 

Mata s cross set up Demba Ba s header for the lead in the 15th minute and Cesar Azpilicueta converted a penalty shot after Mata was dragged down by Karim Rekik.

 

Manchester City scored through Javi Garcia and Dzeko in a 3-minute span of the second half not long after Chelsea had substituted first-choice goalkeeper Petr Cech and brought on Jamal Blackman, and the two late goals sealed the win.

 

There will be a second match between the two at New York s Yankee Stadium.

 

Frank Lampard did not play for Manchester and the club s leading career scorer also is skipping the second friendly to join England. Defenders Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole also are heading back home early. 

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