Dembele Jr. Keane scores twice as Barcelona shakes hands with Zu Yun

2022-07-28 10:51

Dembele Jr. Keane scores twice as Barcelona shakes hands with Zu Yun


La Liga giants Barcelona and Serie A giants Zuwindus staged a pre-season warm-up match at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in the United States. Barcelona scored twice with Dembele, and Keane Jr. also grabbed points twice to help Zu Yun equalize the score. In the end, the two sides held a 2-2 draw .


Pogba did not appear in this warm-up match due to an accidental injury during training. In the 3rd minute of the battle , Barcelona took the lead in creating a threat. Dembele smashed the ball from the right side of the penalty area and shot low but missed the post. In the 11th minute, Casey crossed, and Aubameyang shot hard from the top of the penalty area but missed the left post.


In the 29th minute, Di Maria made a cross from the right. Keane pushed the shot from the front and was resolved by Christensen. Then Barcelona arranged for Dest to replace the injured Sergi Roberto.


The deadlock was finally broken in the 34th minute. Dembele cut in from the right and crossed Sandro, and shot low into the far corner from the penalty area, giving Barcelona a 1-0 lead. In the 39th minute, Cuadrado crossed from the left, and Keane pushed and scored from the middle of the small penalty area, helping Zuyundus to tie the score 1-1.


In the 40th minute, after passing Cuadrado and Locatelli on the right side of the penalty area, Dembele made a direct shot from the far corner, allowing Barcelona to overtake 2-1 again.


In the 52nd minute of the second half , Zalaria made a direct pass from the middle, Locatelli passed the ball, and then Keane pushed and scored in front of the penalty area, helping Zuyundus to tie the score 2-2.


In the following time, Barcelona kept missing the chance to overtake, Rafinha hit the goal post with a free kick, and then Fati lobbed the far corner to the center post. In the final stage, Garvey's attack in the penalty area was resolved by Perrin, and Depay's supplementary shot also missed under the condition of being interfered. In the end, Barcelona and Zuwindus fought 2-2 .