In the reunion with their La Ceramica stadium after nearly eight months of construction work, on their return from exile from the Ciutat de València, Villarreal pocketed the derby against their great rival from the capital. In a duel of arrivals, goals, mistakes and alternatives, Quique Setien’s eleven, better in the second act and more energetic with the substitutions, won from set pieces near the end of the clash. Newcomer Setien adds three points to win in stead while Gattuso’s legion falters again.
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Reina, Alberto Moreno (Alfonso Pedraza, min. 78), Pau Torres, Albiol, Kiko Femenia (Juan Foyth, min. 33), Capoue, Alex Baena (Trigueros, min. 78), Parejo, Gerard Moreno, Chukwueze (Morales, min. 71) and Yeremy Pino (Nicolas Jackson, min. 71)
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Mamardashvili, Gaya, Mouctar Diakhaby, Eray Cömert, Thierry Correia, Nico Gonzalez (Hugo Guillamon, min. 78), Yunus Musah (Moriba Kourouma, min. 57), Andre Almeida, Cavani (Hugo Duro, min. 79), Samu Castillejo and Samuel Lino (Justin Kluivert, min. 74)
goals 0-1 min. 21: Cavani. 1-1 min. 45: Chukwueze. 2-1 min. 88: John Foyth.
Referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez
Yellow cards Yunus Musah (min. 34), Eray Cömert (min. 55), Moriba Kourouma (min. 72), Juan Foyth (min. 80) and Cavani (min. 89)
In just 40 seconds of play, Villarreal was able to gain miles on the scoreboard. Gerard Moreno, who was returning to the eleven after the injury that kept him away from Qatar, sent the 1-0 away in a major blunder with Mamardashvili on the ground and the people standing up to applaud. Villarreal did not get any profit from what it took to adjust Gattuso’s high block. While Gayà was high and Diakhaby was poorly swayed, Samu Chukwuece overcame them with a pass to Alex Baena that Gerard missed. After seven minutes, Villarreal, who had taken possession of the ball, again enjoyed at the hands of Capoue the option of scoring another goal that was denied by Mamardashvili in another great save.
From that moment on, Gattuso’s block was hooked on the derby and arrivals followed one another in a first half with distributed possession, alternatives, saves, blunders and two goals. With Villarreal doing damage with the rupture of their second-line players, the tentacles of Capoue and the freshness of Alex Baena, and Valencia resorting to the electricity of their wingers Samu Lino and Samu Castillejo, and the hierarchy of their competent ‘9 ′ Cavani. With Alex Baena, only 21 years old, the yellow club has a horizon for its brilliant midfielder. The youth squad player sat down another midfielder like Trigueros and was close to scoring a famous goal in the 74th minute after Albiol burst into attack.
A ball that Samu Lino shot and hit Pepe Reina’s chest, in a clumsiness by the yellow goalkeeper, fell to Cavani, who holed it, shooting with the inside of his left foot. Supported by Mamardashvili behind and by Cavani in front, Valencia prevailed at La Ceramica, taking advantage of the calamities in their rival’s two areas.
With the clock going directly to the changing rooms, Villarreal tied. A visiting loss in the offensive phase was taken advantage of by Setien’s eleven to score in three touches. Parejo, without any pressure, spotted Gerard Moreno on the right with Thierry high. The striker broke Gattuso’s advanced defense, where Diakhaby alone and unprotected did not reach the cut, and sent Chukwuece into the hole. The pass of the Spanish international was splendid.
Villarreal, more precise with the ball, despite the evenness of all the statistics, began to erode the physique of Valencia, who tired before and did not threaten the area of an insecure Reina again. Those of Setien, on the other hand, won the game from set pieces in another defensive kick from the capital team. Parejo launched a corner, Mamardashvili went for the ball, but the goal was blocked by a clueless Diakhaby who lost the mark of his pair, and Foyth pushed himself more than anyone to head on goal. The goalkeeper collided with his central ball and the Argentine scored to win the game. Foyth, who entered the game due to Kiko Femenia’s injury, gave Villarreal more rennet and a header to win the derby. Since he entered the field, the unbalancing Samu Lino went out. With Valencia in disarray to balance the duel, Capoue crashed a ball into the post.
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