Oshoala scores a brace against her former club as Barca defeats Arsenal 2-5.

Barcelona defeated English champions Arsenal 2-5 in a pre-season friendly at Meadow Park in Hertfordshire, England yesterday night. Asisat Oshoala scored a brace, while new Barca striker Caroline Graham Hansen provided 3 assists.


Bad start.

Barca dominated possession from the start against a very tight Arsenal defence. The cules had goal scoring opportunities for Oshoala and Alexia, but they were not able to convert their chances. In fact it was the home team that drew first blood via a powerful shot by McCabe in the 36th minute (1-0).


The reaction from Barcelona was instant, and in just one minute, the Lluís Cortés trained girls scored two goals to overturn the scoreline and go to the break with the lead. First Patri Guijarro scored (1-1, minute 44), and later Oshoala scored (1-2, minute 45) after a great assist by Graham Hansen.


Barca kept up the pressure right from the resumption of the game and Oshoala scored again 5 minutes into the second half (1-3, minute 50). Alexia had played a powerful shot at goal which was knocked out by Arsenal's goalkeeper Zinsberger, but Oshoala fired the rebound into the goal.


Barça's coach rang the changes and one of the substitutes, Claudia Pina, scored the fourth goal off another great assist by Graham (1-4 minutes 70).


Little scored from the penalty spot for Arsenal(2-4, minute 76), but even so, Barça followed with a counter attack and again Claudia Pina - with another assist from Graham - took advantage of Barca's passing game to score the final goal (2-5, minute 81).



Details.

Arsenal 2 - 5 Barça

Arsenal: Zinsberger, Veje (Quinn, min. 66), Beattie (Mitchell, min. 66), Williamson, Van de Donk (Schnadebeck, min. 66), Little, Miedema, Roord, McCabe, Maier, Mead

Barça: Paños (Gemma Font, min. 61), Maria León (Melanie, min. 72), Marta Torrejón (Jana Fernández, min. 84), Mariona, Hamraoui (Aitana, min. 46), Alexia (Vicky Losada, min. 60), Patri (Paula G., min. 87), Graham (Arola A., min. 87), A. Pereira (Laia Codina, min. 72), Oshoala (C. Pina, min. 62), Falcón (Leila, min. 60). 

Goals: 1-0, McCabe (min. 36); 1-1, Patri Guijarro (min. 44); 1-2, Oshoala (min. 45); 1-3, Oshoala (min. 50); 1-4, Claudia Pina (min. 70); 2-4, Little (min. 76, p.) i 2-5, Claudia Pina (min. 81).

Referee: Kirsty Dowle

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Oshoala is Barcelona (W)'s Lionel Messi

Like Messi Like Asisat Oshoala

When she come national team now, she go dey play like say cement dey her legs.

Nice

Nice

Hope she keeps this level of performance when the season kicks off.

TheAngry1:
When she come national team now, she go dey play like say cement dey her legs.

No mind am....

Before nkoor !!!

He has to score

TheAngry1:
When she come national team now, she go dey play like say cement dey her legs.

Uglyaddy:

No mind am....

Make she come break her leg for a country wey dey fly suspect go India for treatment and the President dey go UK for treatment.

Those wey get injuries while playing for Nigeria, wetin Nigeria do for them? Those wey get medical challenges nko? Go and ask Christian Chukwu's family make them clear you full gist.

When them kidnap Mikel parents while e dey on national duty, you no hear? Siasia mama still dey kidnappers hands as at today o.

Go girl

Go pay back

For this girl to have been in barcelona, she must be really good. Congratulations oshomama

Wait. So she has played for Liverpool, arsenal and now Barcelona. No cap, she's extremely good at what she does then.

My super zee.

She is truly a 'beast'

Super dopper wins babe

Wonderful


I will design your website today...check my signature

I love you Oshoala.

It seems my girl has played for all the great clubs in the world.

nysoot:
why is it bad start?

Beacuse Arsenal scored first, so it was a bad start for Barca.

TheAngry1:
When she come national team now, she go dey play like say cement dey her legs.

No mind am. When she come national team she go dy play like MESSI.

Picture 3: Two former Arsenal players, Vicky Losada and Asisat Oshoala, were in the Barcelona team.

Nice one. But my concern is she gat no boobs.

The gift of a man makes way for him...Keep raising ojare..

AZ our girl!

olumzzz:
Hope she keeps this level of performance when the season kicks off.

She came from the bench to score the only goal at our first ever UWCL Final last season. We were beaten 4-1 by Lyon though.

If only she replicates this performance at home.

That's what you get for selling out a valuable player like our oshoala.