Barcelona's Spanish club overcame its counterpart, Nottingham Forest of England, with a goal to nil, in the friendly match that brought the two teams together this evening, Saturday, as part of preparations for the start of the new season's competitions.
The events of the match, held at Blue Energy Stadium in Udine, Italy, were of a good standard, amid mutual control between the two teams over the flow of play.
The match, played under a 45-minute format only, saw the participation of Hamza Abdel Karim, the Egyptian national team striker and Barcelona club player, throughout its events, and he succeeded in appearing in a good light.
Nottingham Forest wasted numerous opportunities in front of Wojciech Szczesny's goal, Barcelona's goalkeeper, while Barcelona's most notable chance came from a shot that bounced off the goalkeeper's hand, which Hamza Abdel Karim followed with a header that the English team's goalkeeper saved again.
In the final minute of the original time, Barcelona were awarded a penalty kick due to a handball by a Nottingham Forest defender following an attempt by Fermin Lopez.
Brazilian star Rafinha successfully converted the penalty with a powerful shot into the top right corner of Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper, securing the win for Barca in that encounter.
Barcelona is participating in the Italian Udine tournament, where Barca will play two matches, the first against Nottingham Forest and the second against Italian side Udinese, each lasting 45 minutes.
According to the tournament system, the winner of each match receives 3 points, and in the event of a draw, the teams proceed to penalty kicks, with the winner then receiving 2 points and the loser 1 point.
It is noted that Hamza Abdel Karim had previously participated in two friendly matches with Barcelona's first team this summer, the first against Spanish side Europa and the second against English club Birmingham City, in which he scored two goals.
