LaLiga Youngsters fight back to win 2-1

Fran Escriba's senior Villarreal squad took on the club's B team on Saturday in the first test of the 2017/18 pre-season and it did not go as planned, with the first-teamers losing 2-1.

The youth team currently play in the Segunda B, the third tier of Spanish football, yet they more than held their own against the squad which finished fifth in last season's LaLiga.

Leo Suarez put the seniors ahead after 14 minutes, but the Mini Yellow Submarine fought back and earned victory through Franco Acosta and Genis' 70th and 73rd minute strikes.

While the result may look embarrassing for Villarreal, the game was played more like a training session than an actual match, while there were also a number of first-teamers missing, such as Bruno Soriano, Denis Cheryshev, Jonathan Dos Santos, RubenSemedo, Manu Trigueros and Roberto Soldado.

Match Sheet

1 - Villarreal: Barbosa, Rukavina, Alvaro, Pau Francisco, Jaume Costa; Chuca, Imanol, Castillejo, Leo Suarez; Mario, Bakambu.

Second half lineup: Andres Fernández, Mario, Bonera, V. Ruiz, A. Marín; Ramiro, Raba, Soriano, Chuca; Unal, Sansone.

2 - Villarreal B: Diego, Migue, Ramon, Castano, Nani; Pedro, Lozano, Cedres, Cantalapiedra; Simon, Dalmau.

Second half lineup: Ander, Miguelon, Roger, Genis, Franquesa; Fran, Joan, Leandro, Akale; Franco Acosta, Dani Villa.

Goals: 1-0, m.14 Leo Suarez. 1-1, m.70: Franco Acosta. 1-2, m.73: Genis.