EXETER, England (AP) 鈥� A Barcelona fan who planned to attend his team’s game at Newcastle ended up 360 miles away at third-tier Exeter City after going to the wrong stadium.
The Spaniard traveled southwest from London to Exeter’s St James Park 鈥� rather than north to Newcastle’s St James鈥� Park, Wednesday.
He arrived at the turnstiles shortly before kickoff of Exeter City’s game against Lincoln City on Tuesday night.
鈥淚t was only when he showed his ticket to staff that he realized his mistake,鈥� the club said on social media.
A stadium volunteer had alerted the club to the man’s predicament.
鈥淔rom what we could gather, he鈥檇 come from London. My guess is he鈥檇 put St James Park in his phone and then just followed the directions from there,鈥� said Adam Spencer, Exeter City’s supporter experience officer.
鈥淗e was pretty gutted and a bit embarrassed. So, we sorted him out a ticket and he got to watch a game at the real St James Park. He鈥檇 be welcome back any time.鈥�
Exeter City lost 1-0.
In Newcastle, Barcelona salvaged a 1-1 draw after Lamine Yamal’s stoppage-time penalty in the first leg of their round-of-16 matchup.
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