Manchester City Gagal Pertahankan Rekor Tak Terkalahkan EPL, Ditahan Seri Crystal Palace
Ederson Saves Pep`s Bacon with Last-gasp Penalty Stop at Palace
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
JARUM jam pun berhenti. Kemenangan 18 kali berturut-turut di Liga Premier Inggris (EPL) ternyata Manchester City harus tersandung lantaran bermain imbang setelah ditahan bermain imbang tanpa gol menghadapi di markas Crystal Palace.
City masih unggul dengan 59 poin, selisih poin yang cukup jauh dan masih tak terkalahkan liga EPL namun klub asuhan Pep Guardiola nyaris kalah apabila kiper Ederson gagal mengamankan gawangnya dari tendangan penaliti di menit-menit terakhir dari eksekusi Luka Milivojevic.
Crystal Palace mengira mereka akan mencapai kemenangan yang luar biasa saat Wilfried Zaha dinyatakan dijatuhkan oleh Raheem Sterling.
Zaha tersenyum dan mengepalkan tinjunya untuk merayakan keputusan tersebut dan kerumunan penonton Selhurst Park.
Milivojevic melangkah maju sebagai eksekutor penalti tapi Ederson berhasil menggagalkan penalti, dengan kakinya ketika pesepakbola asal Serbia mengarahkan bola ke tengah gawang seperti dilansir MailOnline.
STOP the clock. After 18 successive Premier League victories, Manchester City have failed to win, held to a goalless draw at Crystal Palace.
They are still top, with 59 points, comfortably clear of the rest and still unbeaten in the Premier League but they came mighty close to defeat as goalkeeper Ederson saved a last-minute penalty from Luka Milivojevic.
Palace thought they were about to achieve a famous triumph when Wilfried Zaha was adjudged to have been fouled by Raheem Sterling.
Zaha smiled and clenched his fists to celebrate the decision and the Selhurst Park crowd roared.
Milivojevic stepped forward but Ederson kept out his spot-kick, saving with his legs as the Serb aimed down the centre of the goal.
