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Villarreal Claims Decisive Victory at Mestalla
Valencia, Spain – In a hard-fought match at the Estadio de Mestalla, Villarreal secured a significant victory against Valencia with a final score of 2 to 0. The match, part of La Liga’s Matchday 10, was characterized by intensity and numerous cautions, with a total of six yellow cards issued, four to Villarreal and two to Valencia.
The first half, though dominated in possession by Valencia (58%), saw Villarreal take the lead just before halftime. Gerard Moreno converted a penalty in the 45th minute, making it 1 to 0 for the visitors.
In the second half, Villarreal extended their lead thanks to a goal by Santi Comesaña in the 57th minute. Despite having more possession, Valencia failed to convert their goal-scoring opportunities, with only three shots on target out of twelve attempts. Villarreal, on the other hand, made better use of their chances, demonstrating greater effectiveness.
Despite Valencia’s dominance in possession and their seven corners, Villarreal proved solid in defense and lethal in attack, securing all three points in their visit to Mestalla. The match was refereed by Javier Alberola Rojas.
Substitutions valencia: at minute 46 L. Beltran came in and H. Duro went out., at minute 61 J. Gaya came in and J. Vazquez went out., at minute 61 J. Guerra came in and A. Almeida went out., at minute 83 T. Correia came in and D. Raba went out., at minute 83 Pepelu came in and B. Santamaria went out.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 68 G. Moreno came in and A. Perez went out., at minute 68 P. Gueye came in and T. Partey went out., at minute 79 S. Comesana came in and D. Parejo went out., at minute 79 G. Mikautadze came in and I. Akhomach went out., at minute 88 A. Moleiro came in and T. Buchanan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Valencia
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Villarreal
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