Former FC Copenhagen profile and Swedish international Roony Bardghji scored on Sunday in his unofficial Barcelona debut, as Blaugrana beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 in a friendly.
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Former FC Copenhagen profile and Swedish international Roony Bardghji scored on Sunday in his unofficial Barcelona debut, as Blaugrana beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 in a friendly.
New signing Roony Bardghji and youngster Pedro Fernández got on the scoreboard late on as Barcelona beat Vissel Kobe 3-1 in a friendly on Sunday.
Marcus Rashford also got his debut as a Barça player in the friendly in Japan, but it was Bardghji, who joined from FC Copenhagen this summer, and academy graduate Fernández who attrated most attention as they turned the tide in the Spanish champions' favour in the final 15 minutes.
After 33 minutes, Eric Garcia scored from close range to open the score for the Spanish outfit. Shortly before the break, the hosts equalized when Taisei Miyashiro pounced on a rebound after goalkeeper Joan García, another player making his Barça debut after joining from rivals Espanyol, saved an effort from Daiju Sasaki.
Coach Hansi Flick changed all 11 players at half-time as Roony and Marcus Rashford were handed their unofficial debuts.
The 19-year-old Swedish winger came on in the second half and immediately impressed thanks to his confidence, pace, and very direct style of play. And his efforts were rewarded after 77 minutes when he restored the lead for Barcelona.
After Rashford picked out Lewandowski with a precise pass, the Polish striker produced a perfect delivery for Bardghji on the edge of the box.
Roony then slotted the ball calmly into the bottom-right corner, showing great composure. Until then, the Swedish international had already come close to scoring on two occasions.
At first, a powerful strike just outside the box was blocked by a defender, and then later on, Bardghji missed a promising opportunity after a pass from Rashford.
Fernández, a highly rated 17-year-old from La Masia, then also got on the scoreboard three minutes from the end, rifling home from just inside the box to cap a memorable debut for Barcelona.
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33' GOAL! Eric García puts Barca in lead! Vissel Kobe 0-1 Barcelona
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44' GOAL! Miyashiro equalizes just before half-time! Vissel Kobe 1-1 Barcelona
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77' GOAL! Vissel Kobe 1-2 Barcelona (Roony Bardghji)
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87' GOAL! Vissel Kobe 1-3 Barcelona (Dro Fernández)
Line-ups
Vissel Kobe XI: Gotoku, Takahiro Ogihara, Yuki Honda, Erik, Yosuke Ideguchi, Rikuto Hirose, Tetsushi Yamakawa, Katsuya Nagato, Daiya Maekawa, Taisei Miyashiro, Daiju Sasaki
Subs: Shota Arai, Takuya Iwanami, Haruya Ide, Riku Matsuda, Koya Yuruki, Yuta Koike, Ren Komatsu, Powell Obinna Obi, Caetano, Nanasei Iino, Kakeru Yamauchi, Yuya Kuwasaki, Niina Tominaga, Mitsuki Hidaka, Klismahn, Richard Monday Ubong, Ryosuke Irie, Yuta Miyahara
Barcelona XI: I. Martinez, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Eric Garcia, Pedri, Joan García, Balde, Gavi, Fermín López, Yamal, Cubarsi
Subs: Szczesny, Lewandowski, Christensen, Olmo, Pena, De Jong, Rashford, Kounde, Araujo, Casado, Roony Bardghji, Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort, Diego Kochen, Dro Fernández, Toni Fernández, Guille Fernández, Jofre Torrents