The magic goalkeeper of the World Cup appears again, against Manchester City: 10 divine saves, saving the team

Bunu's "crazy performance" against Manchester City: 10 pounces to save Riyadh Crescent

On the morning of July 1, 2025, in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup 1/8 final, Saudi giant Riyadh Crescent defeated Premier League champion Manchester City 4-3 through overtime. Among them, the outstanding performance of the team goalkeeper Eusini Bunu is the most shining highlight of the game.

Best player of the game: 10 magical pounces + keep the goal unsuccessful

In this game at the Campi World Stadium in Orlando, Morocco's national goal Bunu played for 120 minutes and was rated as the highest score of the game by the event rating website Flashscore - 8.8 points. He made an astonishing 10 key saves throughout the game, conceded only 3 goals, and helped the team to suppress the expected conceded below 2.15 goals.

In addition, he also successfully blocked the opponent's as many as 3.85 expected goals (xGOT), contributed 1 key strike breaker, 8 accurate long passes or throws, and rushed out of the penalty area like a "scavenger" to resolve the crisis, becoming the most stable guarantee for the team's defense line.

Highlight moment: In the 24th minute, Manchester City forward Savignho broke into the penalty area and shot from close range, and the score was about to be expanded. At the critical moment, Bunu flew to save like a cheetah, blocking this sure-fire goal with his body, which amazed the fans and commentators on the scene. This plunge also became one of the turning points in the entire game, and because of this, Manchester City was unable to completely defeat their opponents.

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Although Manchester City's ball possession rate reached 69%, completing a total of 30 shots, including 14 of which were on the right track, he only scored 3 goals in the end. Such powerful offensive firepower failed to take away the victory, which shows how amazing Bunu's performance was.

It is worth mentioning that as early as the group stage, Bunu had a high-profile encounter against Real Madrid, helping the team tie the La Liga giants 1-1. His stable performance has always been the decisive needle of Riyadh Crescent in this event.

The World Cup hero shines again

In fact, this Moroccan goalkeeper is not an unknown person. At the 2022 Qatar World Cup, he served as the main goalkeeper to help Morocco enter the semi-finals historic. Especially in the eighth final against Spain, he saved two penalty kicks in the penalty shootout, directly helping the team advance to the quarterfinals and become famous in one game.

Now, he once again demonstrated the strength of a world-class goalkeeper at the club level and became the pride of Saudi football and even Asian football.

With this epic performance, Bunu will undoubtedly become the most solid guardian of Riyadh Crescent's road to the Club World Cup championship. As the team enters the quarterfinals, they will face Brazilian team Fruminense in the next round. If Bunu can continue this state, no one can predict how far this Saudi powerhouse can go.

As the fans said, "As long as he is here, we will always have hope."