Vitaliy's team suffered a "dry" defeat against "Tottenham".
In the matches In the 2nd round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2024/25 season, Manchester City defeated Ipswich at home (4:1), and Everton of the Ukrainian defender Vitaliy Mykolenko suffered a crushing defeat away from Tottenham (4:0).
The newcomer to the elite division opened the scoring in the match against the current champion in the 7th minute – Sammy Smodic scored.
However, then Josep Guardiola's men scored three times in four minutes: in the 12th minute, Erling Haaland converted a penalty, in the 14th minute, Kevin De Bruyne scored a precise strike after a pass from Savinho, and in the 16th minute, Haaland scored a double, taking advantage of an assist from De Bruyne.
At the end of the match, the Citizens hit the Tractor Team's goal for the fourth time – in the 88th minute, Haaland scored his third goal, thus completing the match with a hat-trick.
Let's add that in the middle of the second half, Ilkay Gundogan entered the field, who returned to Manchester City after a year with Barcelona.
This is Manchester City's second win in a row at the start of the Premier League. Guardiola's team leads the table with 6 points. Ipswich suffered their second defeat of the season and are in penultimate place without any points.
In the parallel match, Tottenham sent four unanswered goals into Everton's net. Yves Bissouma opened the scoring in the 14th minute, and Son Heung-min scored in the 25th minute.
After the break, Spurs brought the game to a rout. In the 71st minute, Cristian Romero scored, and in the 77th minute, Son Heung-min scored a brace.
It should be noted that Mykolenko was in the starting lineup for Everton and played the full match.
This is Everton's second defeat in a row at the start of the Premier League season; in the first round, the Toffees lost to Brighton (0:3). Mykolenko's team is at the bottom of the standings with zero points.
Tottenham Hotspur won their first victory in the new English Championship. Spurs moved up to third place with 4 points.
