Barça B picked up a deserved point away to Recreativo Huelva. The oldest club in Spain went ahead through a first half penalty, but Jonathan Soriano pulled level in the second.
MATCH STATS
RECREATIVO, 1
FCB B, 1
Recreativo: Fabricio, Córcoles, Lamas (Mora, min 5), Cámara, Manolo Martínez,
Matamala, Aitor, Fidel (Tortosa, min 70), Vázquez, Asen and Pablo Sánchez (Emilio, min 75).
FC Barcelona B: Masip, Montoya, Armando, Muniesa, Abraham, Ilie, Carmona (Vázquez,
min 62), Sergi Roberto, Benja (Edu Oriol, min 62), Soriano and Nolito (Tello, min 79).
Referee José Ramón Piñeiro
Goals: 1-0 Pablo Sánchez (p) (min 27); 1-1 Jonathan Soriano (min 67).
The Nuevo Colombino was the venue for a great display by the reserves. Luis Enrique’s side
are now unbeaten in nine outings and today dominated the play despite being behind for much of the
game. But they battled hard and were eventually rewarded by a Jonathan Soriano goal.
Penalty lead
The B team started well, with almost all the possession and creating danger down the wings.
Recreativo were also hit early on by a 5th minute injury to centre back Lamas, but still went ahead
after a penalty offence by Armando led to a goal from the spot for Pablo Sánchez (min 27).
Recre consistent
Recre, the side with the second best defensive record in the division, held onto their lead
in impressive style. Without Thiago, Dos Santos or Bartra, the B team struggled against the rock
solid Andalusian defence, and almost went two down after an Aitor effort just scraped wide (min
37). Barça B’s best chance of the half fell to Benja, but he failed to control the ball in
time to beat Recre keeper Fabricio.
Soriano pulls level
Barça were dominating the possession, but Recreativo always looked calm and composed. Luis
Enrique sent on Víctor Vázquez and Edu Oriol in the 62nd minute in an attempt to shake things up,
and Vázquez was troubling Fabricio within seconds. Barça B found a new lease of life, and at last
started connecting properly with Jonathan Soriano. And the top goalscorer in the division finally
found the net with an impeccably taken free kick.
Points shared
Rather than settle for a draw, Luis Enrique’s side then pushed forward in search for
more. With the home side forced further and further back into their own half, FCB were now on top,
as Jordi Masip became one spectator more and Barça B did everything they could to get the second
goal. But sadly it wasn’t to be, and the spoils were shared after an intense evening of
football.