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Valencia 1 – 1 Villarreal: A game full of emotions and yellow cards
Valencia and Villarreal faced off in an exciting match that ended in a 1-1 draw, a game marked by yellow cards and missed chances.
Hugo Duro opened the scoring for Valencia in the 24th minute, but Álex Baena equalized for Villarreal in the 45th minute. The game was marked by intensity, with 15 fouls by Valencia and 10 by Villarreal.
The Valencians dominated possession (57%) and had more scoring opportunities (18 shots to 9), but they couldn’t convert them into goals. The visitors, despite their lower possession, were more effective in attack.
The match was interrupted by a total of 8 yellow cards and one red. Duro (Valencia) and Pino (Villarreal) received yellow cards in the first half, while Pepelu, Guillamon (Valencia) and Gueye (Villarreal) saw yellow cards in the second half. Gueye was also sent off with a straight red card in the 68th minute.
The draw leaves both teams with important points in the standings, but with the feeling that they could have achieved more in a match that was full of emotions.
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Substitutions villarreal: at minute 46 I. Akhomach came in and D. Parejo went out., at minute 69 R. Terrats came in and Y. Pino went out., at minute 77 J. Bernat came in and A. Perez went out.
Substitutions valencia: at minute 69 R. Mir came in and H. Guillamon went out., at minute 70 D. Foulquier came in and J. Vazquez went out., at minute 82 J. Guerra came in and A. Almeida went out., at minute 82 S. Canos came in and L. Rioja went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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