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Vissel Kobe v Barcelona - as it happened

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Vissel Kobe v Barcelona, Rakuten Cup 2019, 27/07/2019 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Vissel Kobe v Barcelona, Rakuten Cup 2019, 27/07/2019 - Official line-ups. BESOCCER
Join us for live coverage of the Rakuten Cup match between Vissel Kobe and Barcelona from the Noevir stadium in Kobe. Andres Iniesta will be reunited with ex-Barca teammates and it is the Spanish club's final match in Japan.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
59'
Carles Pérez
0 - 2
86'
Carles Pérez
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    After three uneventful minutes of stoppage time, the game ends!
  • 90'
    Frenkie de Jong hits wide after build up play between Dembele and Malcom.
  • 89'
    Malcom forces a save out of the goalie. The corner comes to nothing though.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 86'
  • 86'
    Carles Perez strikes again!!! What a player this kid's gonna be!!! He gets the ball from Jaime and he shoots across the keeper and into the goal after hitting the base of the far post. Game set and match.
  • 85'
    Carles Perez sees his shot blocked after a GK error sees Barca gifted the ball.
  • 83'
    Kobe have also changed their keeper.
Substitution

Substitution

at Vissel Kobe
  • 82'
    Kobayashi on for Samper for Kobe.
  • 82'
    Nakasaka gets a corner off Todibo!!!
  • 81'
    Dembele hits at the goalie after a great run down the middle!!
  • 77'
    Malcom hits the crossbar after it was put on a plate for him to score!!! It was easier to score than miss! Unbelievable.
  • 75'
    Monchu is fouled in his own area and Barca have a free kick.
  • 72'
    What a chance for Alena!!! He was clean through on goal and not offside, but he didn't know whether to put his foot through it or try to lob him and ended up doing neither.
  • 71'
    Barca are just keeping the ball now in Kobe's half.
  • 68'
    Osaki is dispossessed as he is inside the Barca box when he wanted to pull the trigger.
  • 65'
    Kobe finally have a shot in the second half!!! Yasui puts it well wide though.
  • 63'
    Alena hits wide of the goal!!! Kobe haven't been in the game really since the interval.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 59'
  • 59'
    Carles Perez!!!!!!!! Barca take the lead! Perez has the ball outside the box, he then plays a super one-two with Malcom before slotting past Maekawa.
  • 58'
    Brilliant defence by Todibo inside his own box to prevent Kobe having a shot on goal.
  • 57'
    Dembele sees his shot hit wide after a pass from Malcom from this near side. Corner for Barca which comes to nothing.
  • 55'
    Dembele makes a nice run before passing to De Jong. The Dutchman tries to play it back to him with a backheel which doesn't work.
  • 53'
    Dembele attempts to weave his way through the Kobe defence inside the box without success.
  • 50'
    Carles Perez and Alena are also on for Barca. Not much has happened in the last few minutes.
  • 48'
    I've spotted Tanaka and Masuyama are also on for Kobe. Basically a new game with all these changes.
  • 47'
    Todibo hits the post with a header from a corner!!!! He nearly scores within seconds of coming on.
  • 46'
    Welcome back everyone! Barca get us back underway!!! Neto, Umtiti, Roberto and De Jong are all in as is Malcom. A crazy amount of subs as usual. Dembele also there.
  • 45'
    HT: Vissel Kobe 0-0 Barcelona!!!! Half-time in Kobe where Barcelona have been the better team especially in the last 10 minutes of the half. Griezmann and Raktic have had chances although the clearest opportunity was for Puig early on after Dankler was dispossessed. Iniesta has looked the most dangerous for the Japanese side. See you in 10!
  • 45'
    Kobe are caught offside and the HT whistle goes!
  • 45'
    Rakitic!!!! The GK has to dive to his right to prevent Barca from opening the scoring with a shot from outside the area.
  • 42'
    Griezmann fires an Alba cross well over the crossbar! Should have done better.
  • 40'
    Iniesta!!!!! Ogawa makes a run down the far side and passes to Iniesta whose shot is rather poor. It ends being a routine stop for the GK.
Card

Yellow card

a Vissel Kobe
  • 37'
    Yamaguchi is boooked for having his hands all over Collado. Was a cynical challenge.
  • 36'
    Just before the Rakitic chance, Kobe were through on goal and Ter Stegen came out to clear. May have been offside, but wasn't given.
  • 36'
    Alba makes a vital slide tackle to prevent Villa getting to Iniesta's pass. Corner.
  • 35'
    Rakitic!!!!! Puig gives the ball to him 25 yards out and the Croat hits it just wide of the keeper's right hand post. It took a little deflection as a corner was given.
  • 30'
    Barca are playing much better, but the chances have dried up in the last few minutes. Kobe are holding firm.
  • 27'
    The GK comes out to claim Rafinha's corner, misses it and Rakitic wins another corner at the back stick.
  • 26'
    Corner for Barca!!!! A lovely looping pass for Busquets looking for Griezmann is flicked by Miya's boot for a corner. A vital touch.
  • 24'
    Rafinha has been fouled and has taken a knock. He should be able to continue though.
  • 21'
    Rafinha tries a spectacular overhead kick from the free-kick, but can't connect.
  • 20'
    Rakitic is down here after receiving a foul here by Samper! In reality, Samper played the ball and didn't touch the Croatian. I think Rakitic turned his knee awkwardly, but it was never a foul.
  • 18'
    Alba's cross is in blocked by Dankler and Samper then knocks it away.
  • 15'
    Dankler clears off the line after Semedo tries to square for a teammate to tap home! His pass deflected off a defender and Dankler clears the danger.
  • 14'
    Rafinha tests the keeper after a nice one two with Griezmann! His shot from just outside the area is fired straight at Maekawa though.
  • 14'
    Both teams have been dispossessed now very close to their own goal. Need to be careful.
  • 12'
    Riqui Puig hits it wide!! What is Dankler doing??? He's playing games in his own penalty area! Astonishing. He's dispossessed by an alert Puig who fires wide when she should have really hit the target.
  • 10'
    Iniesta sends a long pass for Ogawa who is free on the side, he dribbles with the ball into the box before sending in a very disappointing cross.
  • 8'
    Iniesta's free-kick comes to nothing.
  • 7'
    What a run by Fujitani!!! Samper gives him he ball and he runs at least 30 yards before being taken down just outside the area. Would have been a yellow in a competitive fixture.
  • 5'
    Alba sends a ball into the box and Griezmann goes to the ground in the area. Nothing given.
  • 4'
    Iniesta shoots wide from 20 yards after a Barca defender is dispossessed while trying to play games!
  • 3'
    A long ball is sent through and as the Kobe GK gets the ball, Griezmann tries to close him down and takes a tumble!!
  • 2'
    Barca dominating possession and territory so far.
  • 1'
    Kobe get us going from right to left!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Thorsten Fink is the Kobe manager.
  • PRVW
    The coin toss has just been completed. Barca are in the yellow.
  • PRVW
    Kobe are in maroon for this one.
  • PRVW
    Iniesta, Samper and Villa are all ex-Barca players remember.
  • PRVW
    The players are on their way out!
  • PRVW
    It's coming up to 6pm here in Kobe and as a result it's still light. Unusual for an Asian friendly.
  • PRVW
    Yudai Yadamoto is the referee for this one.
  • PRVW
    It's 27 degrees in Kobe tonight.
  • PRVW
    By the way, Carles Perez is also on the Barca bench.
  • PRVW
    Barca XI: Ter Stegen (GK); Alba, Lenglet, Araujo, Semedo; Rakitic, S Busquets, Puig; Collado, Griezmann and Rafinha.
  • PRVW
    The teams are in so let's get cracking! Vissel Kobe XI: Maekawa (GK); Hatsuse, Miya, Dankler, Fujitani; Ogawa, Samper, Iniesta, Yamaguchi; Villa and Goke.
  • PRVW
    Barcelona lost 2-1 to Chelsea in their first game in Japan last Tuesday while Vissel Kobe are 15th in the 18 team J League. They lost 0-2 at home to 10 man Yokohama FM last weekend so they are in danger of being relegated.
Info

Pre-match

27 July 2019, 11:00

Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe

  • PRVW
    Good morning and welcome to live coverage of the Rakuten Cup clash between Vissel Kobe and Barcelona from Kobe in Barcelona's second and final pre-season game in Japan.