BRAGA 1 CITY 3
Friendly
5th August 1980
attendance ???
scorers
City Sugrue(20), Reeves(52 & 76)
Braga Jacques(3)
City Corrigan, Ranson, Power, Booth, Caton, Henry, Daley, Mackenzie, Sugrue, Deyna, Reeves - used subs Palmer, Stepanovic, wiffill
FROM THE PRESS BOX
PETER GARDNER WRITING IN THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS 6TH AUGUST 1980 Manchester City's multi-million pound investment is ready to return a dividend. Steve Daley and Kevin Reeves were outstanding performers in last night's impressive 3-1 victory over a skilful Braga side that is fifth in the Portuguese First Division. Daley, the club's record signing from Wolves, in particular, provided a display that could prove significant in the months ahead. ... Today Daley told me: "That's just for starters, I mean business from here on in." Reeves was also a revelation as he twisted and turned the Braga defence inside out, taking a lot of physical punishment into the bargain. However, two superbly taken goals were adequate compensation for the rough ride given to the Blues' other member of the "millionaire club." ... Skipper Paul Power said: "Our only problem last night was a lack of concentration at the start. And that's a valuable lesson that will probably do us a lot of good next season. We paced the game far better than they did and I was particularly pleased at the way the back four held together despite the loss of a goal early on. That was most refreshing."