Xavi Hernandez Barça was superior to Olot from Tercera RFEF and won this Wednesday in the first pre-season friendly. Still, they did not know how to translate their superiority into goals and ended up reaping a frustrating and insufficient draw (1-1).
The first opportunity was not long in coming: in the 9th minute, Pablo Torre showed his quality by beating an opponent with a shot before setting up Aubameyang. The local goalkeeper repelled the attacker's hard shell. His second shot, in minute 20, was saved by the crossbar after a pass from Franck Kessie. Kessie and Torre, debutants, played as interiors ahead of Nico Gonzalez, pivot.
Aubameyang 's third chance was the charm: in the 28th minute, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen took the long shot, and the striker, with no control and at one touch, defeated the Olot goalkeeper's exited from outside the area with his right leg.
The duel has already seemed on track, almost resolved, but Olot stands up just before the break. He caressed the equaled a header from Carles Mas that crashed into the post. And he made it 1-1 in the 45th minute. Mika Marmol took a penalty, and veteran Eloi Amagat scored with a shot close to the right post by Ter Stegen: the German grazed the ball but could not avoid the goal equally.
Login To Leave a Comment