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Villarreal Edges Out Real Betis in a Card-Filled Thriller
Villarreal defeated Real Betis 2-1 in a thrilling La Liga match at the Estadio de la Cerámica, marking gameweek 17 of the season. The match, officiated by Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez, was characterized by a high number of cards, with a total of nine yellow cards and one red card shown.
Real Betis took the early lead with goals from Vitor Roque (32′) and Guido Rodríguez (47′). However, Villarreal fought back with a goal from Álex Baena (55′) to level the score and ultimately secure the victory.
Betis had more shots on target with 10 attempts (4 on goal), while Villarreal controlled possession (61%) and had 17 shots (4 on goal). Both teams aggressively attacked, and the high card count reflects the intensity of the match. The red card to Cristian Ávila in the 34th minute proved to be a turning point.
Substitutions villarreal: at minute 46 J. Bernat came in and E. Bailly went out., at minute 57 T. Barry came in and P. Gueye went out., at minute 70 P. Cabanes came in and Y. Pino went out.
Substitutions real betis: at minute 68 A. Diao came in and Vitor Roque went out., at minute 74 Isco came in and G. Lo Celso went out., at minute 74 A. Ruibal came in and A. Ezzalzouli went out., at minute 88 Natan came in and S. Altimira went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Villarreal
Real Betis
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