After a mini crisis of two games without a win, the B team needed a victory in the final Catalan derby of the season and they were able to get their game into gear and helped by an early own goal from Girona’s Tebar, as he mishit his claearence, they came away from the Montilivi stadium with the three points

Despite that early setback, the hosts never stopped pushing and threatening Masip’s goal. Chechu had Girona’s best chance on 31 minutes, but his effort hit the woodwork.

Luis Enrique’s team did well to withstand the onslaught from Girona and they themselves went in search of the killer goal in the second half, which came 9 minutes from the end when top goal scorer Jonathon Soriano set up Benja to sentence the game.

Youngsters still coming through

Despite playing without Oier, Bartra, Sergi Roberto, Dos Santos, Fontás and Thiago, who were off with the first team, Luis Enrique put out a convincing side, with Youth Team players Rafa Alcantara in the first half and Balliu in the second, both putting in excellent performances.

B team draws in the fans

The visit of the B team was a big attraction in Girona, where 9032 fans almost filled the stadium. The win was a nice revenge for Luis Enrique’s team who earlier in the season lost 1-2 at the Mini Estadi.