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Valencia Edges Past Rayo Vallecano in Tight 1-0 Victory
Valencia CF secured a narrow 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio de Mestalla in a La Liga matchday 16 encounter. Despite enjoying superior possession (61%) and more shots on target (6), Valencia’s victory was built on an early goal by Patrick Ciss in the 7th minute, assisted by Isi Palazón. The match was a tense affair, with a total of six yellow cards issued, three to each side, highlighting the physical battle. Rayo Vallecano, with 39% possession, managed only one shot on target, failing to seriously test the Valencia goalkeeper. Despite Valencia’s territorial dominance, a single goal and a solid defensive performance proved enough to secure the three points.
Substitutions valencia: at minute 46 J. Vazquez came in and J. Gaya went out., at minute 60 Pepelu came in and E. Barrenechea went out., at minute 60 R. Mir came in and G. Valera went out., at minute 89 F. Perez came in and Y. Gasiorowski went out., at minute 89 S. Canos came in and L. Rioja went out.
Substitutions rayo vallecano: at minute 59 S. Camello came in and R. Nteka went out., at minute 59 A. Embarba came in and J. de Frutos went out., at minute 73 P. Diaz came in and I. Palazon went out., at minute 77 U. Lopez came in and O. Valentin went out., at minute 78 I. Balliu came in and A. Garcia went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Valencia
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Rayo Vallecano
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