Barcelona's B team against an Indonesia XI on
Wednesday as he aims to maintain match fitness.
Suarez struck in either half and displayed a neat
understanding with promising youngster Alen
Halilovic throughout, while defender Thomas
Vermaelen also appeared as he works his way
back from a hamstring issue.
The Uruguay star was making his second outing
in a Barca shirt after a cameo against Leon in
August, as he prepares for a suspension-delayed
competitive debut - likely to come in next
month's Clasico clash with Real Madrid.
Vermaelen opened the scoring with a header, but
it did not take Suarez long to get in on the action.
Just 12 minutes into the contest, Suarez linked
up well with the impressive Halilovic before
holding off an Indonesian defender's challenge
and scuffing a shot into the net.
Chances continued to come the forward's way,
but his finishing lacked the accuracy that saw
him score 31 goals in the Premier League for
Liverpool last season.
His link-up play was impressive though as he
and Halilovic caused problems for the Indonesia
defence.
While Vermaelen only last 62 minutes, Suarez
played the full game and doubled his tally with
Barca's fifth goal in the 67th minute, controlling
another pass from Halilovic on the edge of the
penalty area, turning away from his marker and
firing home left-footed from the edge of the
penalty area.
With Barca's trip to the Santiago Bernabeu still
another month away, Suarez is likely to feature
in more non-competitive fixtures to ensure he is
ready when called upon by Luis Enrique.
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