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00:04The 29-time and current Spanish champions walk out alongside Birmingham City, here at our place.
00:20Saladro is in fine voice again as the final test begins ahead of a new season.
00:27As Blues class shorts with five times Kings of Europe Barcelona.
00:35And Blues of course in there, newly released.
00:3926, the flick on, looking for a teammate up there but it's contested and won by Brontesai Samuel up against.
00:46Stansfield looks to peel away round the back and he's in a tussle with Espart, he's got there in the
00:51penalty area just waiting for support now.
00:53Here's Agnew Fujimoto, the first time Blues have really been able to get it though.
00:57Casado gets Adeyemi running at Blues again.
01:03Adeyemi had an option to his left in Cliveau, he went alone.
01:07And Phil Neumann brought on the block, Barcelona corner.
01:09Yeah, really good again from Neumann.
01:111v1 against Adeyemi.
01:13And not many defenders want that but he stood up and squared him up.
01:18You know, who were on the fringes, did play an awful lot last year.
01:21Can you? They didn't get many minutes.
01:22He's had a strong pre-season.
01:26Prisker looking to barrel his way through and he's won a corner kick.
01:29He's certainly the man of pre-season so far, August Prisker.
01:31And he certainly made his mark against Portsmouth on the final day.
01:34A big relief for him to get up and running before the season came to a close.
01:38He's very much concerned, has been there, has been evidence.
01:42Neumann Splick and Prisker is sneaking in behind.
01:45Too close to Chesney who is alert to the danger.
01:51Adeyemi up against Stansfield, smothered by Christoph Clara.
01:55Not the first time he's faced Karim Adeyemi.
01:58Faced him when he was in the colours of Darmstadt two years ago.
02:02Against Borussia Dortmund.
02:06Yeah, another set piece as well and you can see the ball just floated up there.
02:11Plenty of blue shirts around it and once the ball hits the deck you keep it alive.
02:14And you look to get on the...
02:19And of course...
02:23Prisker just leaving a bit on his fellow Dane Andreas Christensen.
02:30There's been enough of those tussles I'm sure.
02:33Last known a captain.
02:34Into La Masse and homegrown talent.
02:37To boost the next generation as one of those Espar comes charging forward for them.
02:43Tonkara's outside of him.
02:46Excited goal for Tonkara.
02:48Quickly closed by a triplet of blue shirts.
02:51Domestic Dublin in his first season in back-to-back La Liga titles.
02:54That's his CV.
02:56Since becoming...
02:57Manager of Barcelona.
02:59The German.
03:01Here's a player he knows well as well, Adeyemi.
03:05Bernal.
03:06He's after little Cliver.
03:09Momentum a move.
03:09Just extinguished slightly.
03:11Cliver still dancing onto that right foot.
03:13The talent who...
03:14They've slapped a 40 million price tag on this summer.
03:19Christensen.
03:20Tries it from range.
03:23And there's Christensen.
03:26Just forces James Beadle into a customary stretch to his right-hand side as that sails wide.
03:32And of all the people who fancy these chances.
03:35So the pitch opens up for Blues.
03:37This is Stansfield.
03:40Blue shirts core forward.
03:42Cochrane.
03:43Tees himself up.
03:45It's his delivery.
03:45It's Kriska's heading!
03:46What a win!
03:47What a win!
03:53What a win!
03:53What a win!
03:55What a win!
03:57A Blues lead Barcelona at B9!
04:02August Kriska with the breakthrough.
04:06against the Spanish Giants
04:11and August is standing another
04:13to his pre-season tally
04:15and he is just itching
04:19for the season to start
04:21and have another go at the championship
04:27and that has certainly got
04:29St Andrews stirring
04:30ahead of the new season
04:31and it's exactly what Chris Davis
04:33always preaches
04:34and if you listen to his interview this week
04:36he talked about when you press the ball
04:38and you win it
04:39can you play forward quickly
04:40and three or four passes
04:42get in and around the opposition's goal
04:43and that's exactly what happens
04:45they force a turnover
04:46Carles Vicente then one pass into the
04:49once again Blues are live to it
04:51clear their lines
04:53it's a neat pick out to Bernal
04:55he looks to put it back to Adel Kalim
04:57who goes down on the challenge of Clara
04:59and makes a penalty
05:04hands up Adel Kalim just shifted the ball out of his feet
05:10Christophe Clara with the challenge
05:12upon the shins of the ejection
05:15and the referee points to the spot
05:17five minutes before the end of the half
05:23there's no real compliance from the blue skipper
05:26and you can tell that he just gets blindsided a little bit
05:29Hamza there
05:31knows what he's doing
05:35but he's beaten
05:39Hamza Abdel Karim levels things up at B9
05:46it's a confident penalty
05:47from the young Egyptian
05:48he's been in the wrong way
05:51and we're all square at St Andrews
05:53yeah really well dispatched from the young man
05:55showed a lot of poise and control
05:58and maturity
06:01having won the penalty
06:03dispatched it so confidently
06:04so
06:05yeah a little
06:07block on
06:07what has been a very very good first half
06:10from Blues
06:11but it shows you
06:12when you come up against top class opposition
06:14you switch off for a moment
06:16and that's all it can be
06:18is that one moment
06:19and that little bit of detail
06:20and all of a sudden they're back in the game
06:22so
06:22five days
06:27on the set piece for Blues
06:29and that's to Mokio Atta
06:31and Szczesny got something on it to turn it over
06:36and again the Scott Fry effect is certainly
06:39in full effect tonight
06:41again lovely weighted ball
06:43and Barcelona not quite sure how to deal with it
06:46but Blues with a lot of men in and around
06:48and once it hits the deck
06:49in that box
06:51and that will be the final action
06:53of a first half
06:55that's
06:57lived up to the spectacle
06:58with Barcelona in town
07:00Elvis Prescott
07:01giving Blues the lead
07:02with a
07:03a pinpoint power header
07:04to continue his fine form
07:06in pre-season
07:09that was cancelled out from the spot
07:10after Abdelkarian picked himself up
07:13after being fouled by Christophe Clara
07:14to dispatch
07:16past James Beadle
07:17but Darren Carter a lot
07:20now it's 48 feet from the open the aisle
07:24now it's got to leave the max
07:26so back on the way
07:29for the second half
07:31and the 45 in the tank
07:32against the best that the Macias
07:34has to offer in that first half
07:35now to see it's the final pieces
07:37of preparation
07:40before
07:40Bisni
07:41that's loose
07:42from Barcelona
07:43Statsford just couldn't quite gather in
07:45and so Espar can look to race away
07:48from Jay Stansfield
07:49he brings him down rather cynically
07:51right in front of the referee
07:53no subtlety about it from Stano
07:55I think as soon as he made that challenge
07:57he expected
07:58to face a caution
08:01again a dangerous attack
08:02just like in the first half
08:03Christophe Clara
08:04doing exactly the same
08:06sometimes you have to do
08:07Barcelona in there
08:08got control of this match
08:12left footed delivery
08:13flicked away by Clara
08:15Vicente
08:15goes in the chase
08:17Solis stays down
08:18and Barcelona can play on
08:20and look to take advantage
08:23Vagy looking for room
08:24spilled by Biedel and Tandy
08:30Abdel Karim
08:32helps himself to his second of the evening
08:34and turns things around
08:36for Barcelona at St. Andrews
08:45and that's how quickly things can change
08:48when you're up against
08:49the Spanish champions
08:54two for the young Egyptian
08:55two for Barcelona
09:01and Blues found themselves behind
09:02for the first time this evening
09:03yeah and the substitutions for Barcelona
09:06have made a real difference
09:07haven't they
09:08Vagy there coming in
09:09on his left hand side
09:10has said that
09:10he does like to go on the outside
09:12and then he comes in on that left foot
09:14and all of a sudden
09:15he opened up
09:16and the shot comes through bodies
09:18and James Beardel isn't
09:20able to their ability
09:21to sweep up
09:22beyond their defence
09:23but Chris swings it in
09:25from deep
09:25Clara's flick on
09:26there's Solis
09:34and Blues are back level
09:40and the score for our playbook
09:42brings great success
09:44once again
09:55a loan made permanent
09:57and he wastes no time
09:59in re-announcing him
10:01he's a bounce down to the bench
10:03sees a lot of activity
10:04but meanwhile
10:04Vagy bursting through
10:06for Barcelona
10:06he's passed Clara
10:07he pulls the ball
10:08across the Cichar box
10:09and a combination of
10:11James Beardel
10:12and Brighter-sized
10:13Samuel ensures
10:13the ball goes no further
10:15Barca corner
10:16brilliant defending
10:17from the side
10:17Samuel Gonzalez
10:20making his way
10:21to the back post
10:21and Cochran
10:22just unfortunate there
10:23but this man Vagy
10:24has been a real threat
10:25again this time
10:26going on the outside
10:27on his right foot
10:28but a side of Samuel
10:29doing exactly what
10:30your opposite fallback
10:31to do
10:32Vagy swings it in
10:33it's through everyone
10:35and a stab goal
10:37wasn't too far away
10:38from Brian Firanas
10:42he snapped at the loose ball
10:44it's a neat touch
10:45from Gestalt
10:46to take Blues out of it
10:47in the midfield
10:48he has runners with him
10:51and the final effort
10:52came in from
10:53Ryan Goran
10:54and Dale Frey
10:55got himself in the way
10:58numbers up here
11:00Rooney Barci
11:01looking for space
11:02for the effort
11:03great save by James
11:05Beedle
11:05the follow up
11:05and another great save
11:06by Beedle
11:07to keep Barcelona at bay
11:12and the tilting
11:13stands in applause
11:18probably said it
11:18didn't we
11:19last year
11:19he made some big saves
11:21and big moments
11:22especially down the stretch
11:24in the back end
11:24of the season
11:25and again
11:26two really good saves
11:28from James Beedle
11:31Barci who's been
11:32the standout
11:32in the second half
11:33for Barcelona
11:34and the second one
11:36from Gonzalez
11:36really good strong
11:37right hand
11:38as the whistle goes
11:41well
11:41Beedle has the final save
11:43pre-season
11:44on the pitch
11:45we're going to go
11:46to a penalty shootout
11:47here at St Andrews
11:48at night
11:48because after 93 minutes
11:51there's nothing
11:52to separate Blues
11:54and Barcelona's
11:55youngsters
11:56here at B9
12:00it's been a great
12:01spectacle
12:01it's been a useful
12:02workout for sure
12:03I'm sure Chris Davis
12:04will take valuable
12:05lessons from it
12:06to work on
12:06this coming week
12:07on the training pitch
12:08ahead of Swansea
12:09in the Carabao Cup
12:10to come next Saturday
12:14a short headed finish
12:16by August Prisker
12:17as he continued
12:17and rounded off
12:18pre-season
12:19in inspiring form
12:20going into the campaign
12:21well
12:22taking the responsibility
12:23of the first one
12:25but his only goal
12:26at St Andrews
12:27came at this end
12:28in front of the Tilton
12:29on his debut
12:31in that almighty
12:32celebration against Wigan
12:34he's the first
12:35to step up here
12:38and he plants it
12:39into the bottom corner
12:40no problem at all
12:48really good penalty
12:49from Scott Wright
12:50confident
12:51never broke his stride
12:53in his run up
12:54puts it away
12:55with real purpose
12:57sends the keeper
12:57the wrong way
13:00so James Beale
13:01tilt and end
13:04blasted home
13:05by Cortes
13:10I think it's safe
13:11to say
13:12you are not
13:12saving them
13:13that is a
13:14fantastic penalty
13:15from Cortes
13:16and the fact
13:17second in line
13:18for Blues
13:19the new signing
13:20the Argentine
13:25it's saved
13:26by Agubas Vili
13:27at the same side
13:28as Scott Wright
13:29and this time
13:30the Hungarian
13:30guesses correctly
13:32down to his
13:32left hand side
13:35and Vasquez
13:36has yet to see
13:36the net bulge
13:37in a blue shirt
13:38he's the first
13:39second half
13:39he will step up
13:41left of it again
13:44a stutter
13:45and a save
13:51same side
13:52as Vasquez
13:52same result
13:53as Vasquez
13:55and a little square
13:58and that's probably
13:59the only blip
14:00of his performance
14:03and he steps up
14:04third in line
14:05and dispatches
14:07that goes Vasvili
14:09guess right
14:11and Ethan Lear
14:13just lifting it
14:14into the corner
14:17and Blues
14:18with serve
14:19in the shootout
14:20now
14:20yeah
14:20that's confidence
14:21and again
14:22you don't expect
14:22anything less
14:23Johnny Pasquare
14:2417 years of age
14:27steps up in front
14:28on the tilt
14:28and left
14:29but it
14:29hits the bow
14:30and it's way over
14:41yeah he's had a super
14:42impressive
14:44cameo
14:44coming onto the
14:45picture
14:46so Jack Robinson
14:47for Blues
14:48steps up
14:49that's saved
14:50Nakabach
14:51really gets right
14:56a chance for Barca
14:57to level it
14:58back up again
15:03and again
15:04similar to Vasquez
15:05he opened up
15:06his body jump
15:06out of the shootout
15:07certainly isn't
15:11boring is it
15:12he's giving us
15:12the entertainment
15:14Oscar is down
15:15and a diamond
15:16in another
15:16Masseo academy
15:19he dispatches
15:20with a swagger
15:242-2 in the shootout
15:25after 4
15:29yeah nice and calm
15:42Roberts smuggles it
15:44into the corner
15:46Nakabach
15:46really gets the right
15:47way
15:48but Roberts
15:48found the side
15:49netting
15:52yeah
15:52cool
15:53calm
15:54and composed
15:54and again
15:55you don't expect
15:56anything less
15:56from it
15:58Perinas
15:58against James
15:59Beadle
16:01he's saved
16:02it
16:06and Blues
16:07will have
16:07the final
16:08say of
16:09pre-season
16:10it said
16:10Andrews
16:11at Nighthead
16:11Park
16:12and James
16:13Beadle
16:14emerges the
16:15hero
16:19yeah
16:19again
16:20reads it
16:21makes the
16:22save
16:23and then
16:23on there
16:24Drew
16:24Benningham
16:25enjoying it
16:26obviously
16:27his loyalty
16:28we're always
16:28going to be
16:29with Blues
16:29but more so
16:30and he knows
16:31it's against
16:31Barcelona
16:32and I'm sure
16:33he'll have plenty
16:34of battles with
16:34them this season
16:35in our
16:35Classico
16:35but yeah
16:36listen
16:37really good
16:37for James
16:38Beadle
16:38he'll be a little
16:39bit disappointed
16:40with the
16:41Manu in which
16:42he conceded the
16:42goal and spilt it
16:44for the second
16:45and for Hamza
16:47Abdul-Karim's
16:49second of the
16:49night
16:49but ultimately
16:51it's what you do
16:52then in the
16:52bigger moments
16:53in the game
16:54and he's had a
16:55huge impact in the
16:55penalty shootout
16:56and obviously
16:57a large
16:57contribution
16:58to Blues
16:59coming out
17:00victorious
17:01after penalties
17:01but again
17:03really super
17:04entertaining night
17:04penalties didn't
17:05disappoint either
17:07and again
17:08it's a night
17:10that Blues
17:10and the club
17:11can celebrate
17:12welcoming Barcelona
17:13but not only that
17:14putting on a
17:15spectacle
17:15putting on a
17:16show
17:16I think everybody
17:17who's been in
17:18attendance tonight
17:19would have enjoyed
17:19what they've seen
17:22and the anthem
17:23to lead us
17:24into another
17:25season
17:25another season
17:26the Blues
17:27will head into
17:27after dispatching
17:29Barcelona
17:30after penalties
17:31here at
17:32St Andrews
17:33at Nighthair Park
17:44well this play
17:45has reawakened
17:46ahead of
17:47another campaign
17:48August Briscoe
17:49goes into
17:50next season
17:51in fine form
17:53and Jude
17:54Bellingham
17:54salutes
18:05to be continued
18:05to be continued
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