Stop this car! Haaland destroyed Luton in one hour with a penta-trick!
Konstantin Krinsky February 28, 2024, 00:58 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Kevin De Bruyne has four assists.
Manchester City is in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. Thanks to Erling Haaland, who had a great performance: he crushed Luton and scored five goals in less than an hour! Below is the timeline of the destruction.
It all started in the third minute. KDB entered the goalkeeper’s area from the left flank (actually entered, not ran) and rolled towards the center, where Erling, in the simplest situation, sent the ball into the far corner. In such a situation, even the most unlucky striker would score. The double did not take long to arrive. 15 minutes later, the Norwegian scored again… and again thanks to a pass from De Bruyne!
It would seem, well, let the underdog prove himself, not destroy him before his time. But Holland also scored “in the locker room”! Kevin made a cutting pass to the forward who was gaining momentum, escaped from the defenders and scored a hat-trick and presented the same hat-trick, but assisted, to the Manchester City captain. Beautiful!
Haaland celebrates the goal against Luton with De Bruyne
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It’s funny, but after that the structure of “MS” went crazy. Jordan Clark collected the rebound from outside the box and fabulously fired it into the top corner! A ball like this is worth three times more than Haaland’s, at least in terms of the beauty of its execution. Erling, it must be admitted, scored his goals very easily and even casually.
And after the break, Luton believed in themselves! And almost immediately he scored another goal! City took the attack to their own goal, trying to get out of their goal with a pass. Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega finally kicked to Ross Barkley, who threw it to Clark himself. Double! Even two, because Barkley also provided the second assist.
But then Holland became a hammer and fired two goals at once. In the 55th minute, the great Viking again completed De Bruyne’s pass, but this time on the right wing. Well, Erling’s penta-trick was launched by Bernardo Silva, who in the 58th minute sent a deep pass to the left midfield, from where the striker made a great effort and shot past the goalkeeper.
Erling Haaland after scoring against Luton
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Luton’s demolition did not end there. In the 72nd minute, Mateo Kovacic unleashed his cannon and almost broke the net with a magnificent long shot into the near corner. I feel a little sorry for my opponent. Manchester City advanced in incredibly impressive fashion to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
By the way, this is not Holland’s first penta-trick in his adult career. In March last year he sent five to Leipzig in the Champions League round of 16. That’s why Erling offers a show on all levels. And in a match with opponents of any class.
