English:
Late Equalizer Sees Celta Vigo and Villarreal Share Points in Balaídos Thriller
Vigo, Spain – Celta Vigo and Villarreal drew in a match held at the Abanca-Balaídos Stadium, where ball possession didn’t necessarily equal dominance. Celta controlled the ball for 65% of the time but struggled to create clear-cut scoring opportunities.
Villarreal, on the other hand, opted for a more direct and effective style of play. In the 53rd minute, Nicolas Pepe, assisted by Etta Eyong, opened the scoring for the Yellow Submarine. Despite having less possession (35%), Villarreal managed to trouble the opponent’s goal with a total of 8 shots, 3 of which were on target.
Celta Vigo, although having more shots overall (10 in total), only managed to direct two of them towards the goal. The pressure from the home team intensified in the final minutes, and finally, in the 90th minute, Borja Iglesias, assisted by J. Rueda, scored the equalizing goal, unleashing euphoria in the stands. The match ended with a point apiece, leaving Celta with the feeling of having deserved more, while Villarreal takes a valuable point from their visit to Vigo. The referee showed one yellow card per team, reflecting a competitive but not overly aggressive match.
Substitutions celta vigo: at minute 62 B. Zaragoza came in and B. Iglesias went out., at minute 62 P. Duran came in and D. Rodriguez went out., at minute 70 M. Roman came in and I. Moriba went out., at minute 70 I. Aspas came in and W. Swedberg went out., at minute 75 J. Rodriguez came in and O. Mingueza went out.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 68 A. Moleiro came in and T. Partey went out., at minute 77 P. Gueye came in and D. Parejo went out., at minute 77 Etta Eyong came in and T. Oluwaseyi went out., at minute 78 T. Buchanan came in and I. Akhomach went out., at minute 85 N. Pepe came in and R. Veiga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Celta Vigo
Titulares:
Villarreal
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