Villarreal vs Málaga, 2015-16 Spanish LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Villarreal

18': Roberto Soldado

FT
1 - 0

Málaga

Soldado on target as Villarreal strengthen top-four hopes

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt saved. Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno.
2': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Raúl Albentosa.
2': Attempt blocked. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaume Costa.
4': Attempt missed. Fernando Tissone (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
5': Attempt missed. Mario (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
6': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
6': Juanpi (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Offside, Málaga. Charles tries a through ball, but Duje Cop is caught offside.
11': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Raúl Albentosa.
11': Attempt blocked. Denis Suárez (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
11': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Roberto Rosales.
13': Attempt saved. Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
13': Offside, Villarreal. Bruno tries a through ball, but Leo Baptistao is caught offside.
15': Foul by Raúl Albentosa (Málaga).
15': Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Ignacio Camacho (Málaga).
16': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Goal! Villarreal 1, Málaga 0. Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leo Baptistao.
20': Alphonse Areola (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Charles (Málaga).
21': Attempt saved. Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Soldado.
21': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Carlos Kameni.
21': Attempt missed. Mateo Musacchio (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos with a cross following a corner.
22': Foul by Weligton (Málaga).
22': Leo Baptistao (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Leo Baptistao (Villarreal).
29': Weligton (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal).
30': Weligton (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt saved. Duje Cop (Málaga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
34': Bruno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Raúl Albentosa (Málaga).
34': Raúl Albentosa (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Foul by Denis Suárez (Villarreal).
35': Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Jaume Costa.
39': Attempt blocked. Leo Baptistao (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
39': Offside, Villarreal. Roberto Soldado tries a through ball, but Jonathan dos Santos is caught offside.
41': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Málaga).
41': Mateo Musacchio (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
41': Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Offside, Málaga. Raúl Albentosa tries a through ball, but Charles is caught offside.
44': Bruno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Ignacio Camacho (Málaga).
45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Málaga 0.
0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Málaga 0.
45': Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Málaga 0.
47': Offside, Málaga. Charles tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
49': Duje Cop (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal).
50': Attempt saved. Duje Cop (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Tissone.
50': Foul by Charles (Málaga).
50': Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt missed. Fernando Tissone (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
54': Delay in match Roberto Rosales (Málaga) because of an injury.
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Delay in match Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal) because of an injury.
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Attempt missed. Denis Suárez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
63': Substitution, Málaga. Duda replaces Fernando Tissone.
65': Substitution, Villarreal. Samu Castillejo replaces Denis Suárez.
66': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
67': Attempt missed. Ignacio Camacho (Málaga) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is too high. Assisted by Juanpi.
67': Attempt missed. Charles (Málaga) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Torres.
68': Attempt missed. Juanpi (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Charles.
71': Foul by Ignacio Camacho (Málaga).
71': Leo Baptistao (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Málaga).
72': Roberto Soldado (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Hand ball by Charles (Málaga).
75': Substitution, Málaga. Roque Santa Cruz replaces Duje Cop.
75': Substitution, Villarreal. Cédric Bakambu replaces Roberto Soldado.
77': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
77': Juanpi (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Attempt missed. Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leo Baptistao.
84': Substitution, Málaga. Ikechukwu Uche replaces Juanpi.
85': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
85': Ignacio Camacho (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Duda (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal).
86': Duda (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal).
86': Foul by Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal).
86': Roque Santa Cruz (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Alphonse Areola (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Roque Santa Cruz (Málaga).
88': Substitution, Villarreal. Tomás Pina replaces Leo Baptistao.
88': Foul by Ignacio Camacho (Málaga).
88': Samu Castillejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
88': Raúl Albentosa (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Duda (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Villarreal).
90': Duda (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
90': Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Delay in match Mateo Musacchio (Villarreal) because of an injury.
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manu Trigueros.
90'+4': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Málaga).
90'+4': Samu Castillejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Villarreal 1, Málaga 0.

Statistics

MCF		VIL
15	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
49.1	Possession	50.9
7	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
320	Accurate Passes	348
447	Passes	471
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	4
20	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.4
80	Long Balls	79
41	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
0	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
15	Effective Clearances	18
19	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 16,300

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Alavés	0	0	0
2	Athletic Club	0	0	0
3	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0
4	Barcelona	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Alphonse Areola (GK)
6	Víctor Ruiz
5	Mateo Musacchio
11	Jaume Costa
2	Mario
21	Bruno
14	Manu Trigueros
18	Denis Suárez
8	Jonathan dos Santos
9	Roberto Soldado
10	Léo Baptistão

Villarreal Substitutes:

Mariano Barbosa, Pablo Iñiguez, Nahuel, Cédric Bakambu, Samu Castillejo, Antonio Rukavina, Tomás Pina.

Málaga (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Kameni (GK)
3	Weligton
2	Raúl Albentosa
23	Miguel Torres
18	Roberto Rosales
12	Fernando Tissone
6	Ignacio Camacho
31	Pablo Fornals
28	Juanpi
9	Charles
20	Duje Cop

Málaga Substitutes:

Ricardo Horta, Duda, Roque Santa Cruz, Arthur Boka, Yegor Filipenko, Guillermo Ochoa, Ikechukwu Uche.

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