Málaga vs Villarreal, 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Málaga

37': Chory Castro (P)

FT
1 - 0

Villarreal

About

Málaga are hosting Villarreal at La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Diego Rolan (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Villarreal).
2': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Rosales with a cross.
3': Foul by Isaac Success (Málaga).
3': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
5': Isaac Success (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Villarreal).
7': Ignasi Miquel (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt blocked. Isaac Success (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Rosales.
12': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
14': Foul by Ignasi Miquel (Málaga).
14': Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ignasi Miquel.
19': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
19': Isaac Success (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Offside, Málaga. Roberto Rosales tries a through ball, but Luis Hernández is caught offside.
21': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Rolan with a cross.
22': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
24': Foul by Ignasi Miquel (Málaga).
24': Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Daniele Bonera (Villarreal).
26': Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
29': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Diego Rolan.
30': Attempt missed. Rodri (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
31': Attempt missed. Diego Rolan (Málaga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manuel Iturra.
31': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Lacen (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Success.
34': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro González.
34': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Villarreal).
34': Mehdi Lacen (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Diego Rolan (Málaga).
35': Álvaro González (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Penalty Málaga. Diego Rolan draws a foul in the penalty area.
36': Penalty conceded by Sergio Asenjo (Villarreal) after a foul in the penalty area.
36': Sergio Asenjo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! Málaga 1, Villarreal 0. Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
38': Foul by Miguel Torres (Málaga).
38': Samu Castillejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
39': Roberto Soriano (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Ignasi Miquel (Málaga).
39': Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ignasi Miquel.
40': Attempt missed. Rodri (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross following a corner.
40': Offside, Villarreal. Rodri tries a through ball, but Carlos Bacca is caught offside.
45': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Rosales with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, Málaga 1, Villarreal 0.
45': Second Half begins Málaga 1, Villarreal 0.
47': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Villarreal).
47': Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Roberto Soriano (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47': Offside, Málaga. Gonzalo Castro tries a through ball, but Miguel Torres is caught offside.
49': Foul by Rodri (Villarreal).
49': Isaac Success (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Offside, Málaga. Roberto Rosales tries a through ball, but Miguel Torres is caught offside.
50': Attempt blocked. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
51': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Rosales.
51': Attempt blocked. Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
51': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
52': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gonzalo Castro.
53': Substitution, Villarreal. Enes Ünal replaces Carlos Bacca.
54': Attempt blocked. Diego Rolan (Málaga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
54': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Daniele Bonera.
56': Attempt missed. Enes Ünal (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Sansone with a cross.
58': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Sergio Asenjo.
59': Foul by Ignasi Miquel (Málaga).
59': Samu Castillejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Villarreal. Raba replaces Samu Castillejo.
62': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rolan.
63': Offside, Málaga. Gonzalo Castro tries a through ball, but Diego Rolan is caught offside.
64': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
64': Roberto Soriano (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Offside, Villarreal. Jaume Costa tries a through ball, but Enes Ünal is caught offside.
65': Foul by Mehdi Lacen (Málaga).
65': Roberto Soriano (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Mehdi Lacen (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Málaga. Alberto Bueno replaces Isaac Success.
67': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Villarreal).
67': Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga).
68': Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
72': Substitution, Villarreal. Roger Martínez replaces Nicola Sansone.
72': Foul by Manuel Iturra (Málaga).
72': Roger Martínez (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Mehdi Lacen (Málaga).
73': Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Substitution, Málaga. Maxime Lestienne replaces Gonzalo Castro.
77': Foul by Miguel Torres (Málaga).
77': Roger Martínez (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Miguel Torres (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Diego Rolan (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Roger Martínez (Villarreal).
78': Offside, Villarreal. Daniele Bonera tries a through ball, but Raba is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Málaga. Adrián González replaces Mehdi Lacen.
80': Attempt missed. Jaume Costa (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
81': Attempt missed. Maxime Lestienne (Málaga) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Bueno.
82': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Iturra.
82': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Daniele Bonera.
83': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Rosales with a cross following a corner.
85': Offside, Málaga. Manuel Iturra tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
86': Alberto Bueno (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Rodri (Villarreal).
88': Attempt blocked. Raba (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Bonera.
88': Alberto Bueno (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Raba (Villarreal).
89': Attempt saved. Roger Martínez (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaume Costa.
90': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga).
90': Álvaro González (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Miguel Torres (Málaga).
90'+1': Raba (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Daniele Bonera (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Alberto Bueno (Málaga).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Málaga 1, Villarreal 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Málaga 1, Villarreal 0.

Statistics

VIL		MCF
13	Fouls	17
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	5
6	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	1
58.6	Possession	41.4
11	SHOTS	14
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
422	Accurate Passes	278
520	Passes	365
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
19	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	69
37	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	12
21	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
17	Effective Clearances	27
17	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: La Rosaleda
Location: Malaga, Spain
Attendance: 19,345

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

Málaga (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Roberto (GK)
2	Ignasi Miquel
4	Luis Hernández
23	Miguel Torres
18	Roberto Rosales
25	Medhi Lacen
7	Manuel Iturra
11	Chory Castro
17	Isaac Success
24	Diego Rolán
26	Youssef En-Nesyri

Málaga Substitutes:

Maxime Lestienne, Samu García, Adrián, Andrés Prieto, Diego González, Alberto Bueno, Borja Bastón.

Villarreal (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Sergio Asenjo (GK)
3	Álvaro González
23	Daniele Bonera
16	Rodri
11	Jaume Costa
2	Mario
8	Pablo Fornals
20	Roberto Soriano
10	Samu Castillejo
9	Carlos Bacca
18	Nicola Sansone

Villarreal Substitutes:

Dani Raba, Enes Ünal, Antonio Rukavina, Víctor Ruiz, Andrés Fernández, Javi Fuego, Roger Martínez.

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