Villarreal vs Málaga, 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Villarreal

68': Nicola Sansone
76': Nicola Sansone

FT
2 - 0

Málaga

About

Villarreal are hosting Málaga at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, 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.
3': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
3': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Gonzalo Castro.
6': Offside, Villarreal. Jaume Costa tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
8': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Juan Carlos Pérez.
9': Foul by Víctor Ruiz (Villarreal).
9': Juanpi (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Keko (Málaga).
10': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Soriano.
12': Adrián González (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Villarreal).
14': Offside, Villarreal. Roberto Soriano tries a through ball, but Pablo Fornals is caught offside.
18': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Villarreal).
18': Juanpi (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Daniele Bonera (Villarreal).
20': Attempt blocked. Adrián González (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Recio with a cross.
20': Offside, Málaga. Adrián González tries a through ball, but Paul Baysse is caught offside.
20': Foul by Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga).
20': Rodri (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Juan Carlos Pérez.
21': Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Recio (Málaga).
22': Attempt missed. Chuca (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
23': Attempt blocked. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
24': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Villarreal).
24': Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Hand ball by Adrián González (Málaga).
25': Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Foul by Paul Baysse (Málaga).
26': Offside, Villarreal. Chuca tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
27': Foul by Roberto Soriano (Villarreal).
27': Juanpi (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Luis Hernández.
29': Daniele Bonera (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga).
30': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
30': Luis Hernández (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Delay in match Roberto Jiménez (Málaga) because of an injury.
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Attempt blocked. Keko (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Carlos Pérez.
32': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Málaga).
32': Roberto Soriano (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.
36': Attempt missed. Rodri (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chuca.
37': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Juan Carlos Pérez.
38': Foul by Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga).
38': Mariano Barbosa (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Keko (Málaga) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juanpi.
40': Attempt blocked. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
41': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
41': Juan Carlos Pérez (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Offside, Málaga. Recio tries a through ball, but Paul Baysse is caught offside.
44': Foul by Carlos Bacca (Villarreal).
44': Luis Hernández (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Adrián González (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Chuca (Villarreal).
45'+1': Chuca (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Offside, Málaga. Gonzalo Castro tries a through ball, but Luis Hernández is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Málaga 0.
45': Second Half begins Villarreal 0, Málaga 0.
46': Chuca (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Foul by Keko (Málaga).
48': Attempt missed. Chuca (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
49': Offside, Villarreal. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
52': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Roberto Jiménez.
53': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juanpi.
54': Attempt blocked. Keko (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Recio.
54': Attempt saved. Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro with a cross.
54': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Mariano Barbosa.
56': Attempt blocked. Juan Carlos Pérez (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián González.
57': Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Cheryshev replaces Roberto Soriano.
60': Attempt missed. Chuca (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu.
60': Adrián González (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Villarreal).
62': Recio (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Chuca (Villarreal).
64': Substitution, Villarreal. Nicola Sansone replaces Chuca.
64': Attempt missed. Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
64': Offside, Villarreal. Denis Cheryshev tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
65': Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Juan Carlos Pérez (Málaga).
65': Offside, Villarreal. Denis Cheryshev tries a through ball, but Carlos Bacca is caught offside.
67': Attempt missed. Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jaume Costa.
68': Attempt missed. Mario Gaspar (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
68': Goal! Villarreal 1, Málaga 0. Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Bacca.
69': Substitution, Málaga. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Juanpi.
70': Foul by Rodri (Villarreal).
70': Keko (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Attempt saved. Adrián González (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Keko.
73': Offside, Villarreal. Mario Gaspar tries a through ball, but Nicola Sansone is caught offside.
75': Attempt missed. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicola Sansone.
75': Substitution, Málaga. Jony replaces Gonzalo Castro.
75': Foul by Rodri (Villarreal).
75': Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Goal! Villarreal 2, Málaga 0. Nicola Sansone (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
76': Juan Carlos Pérez (Málaga) is shown the yellow card.
77': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.
80': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Carlos Pérez with a cross.
80': Substitution, Málaga. Borja Bastón replaces Keko.
81': Adalberto Peñaranda (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).
81': Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Villarreal. Raba replaces Carlos Bacca.
83': Foul by Recio (Málaga).
83': Pablo Fornals (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Recio (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Offside, Villarreal. Nicola Sansone tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
85': Adrián González (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Rodri (Villarreal).
86': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
87': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Villarreal).
87': Jony (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Offside, Villarreal. Denis Cheryshev tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
89': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Villarreal).
89': Recio (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Luis Hernández.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Raba.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Málaga 0.
90'+3': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Málaga 0.
90'+3': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Málaga 0.

Statistics

MCF		VIL
12	Fouls	18
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	9
4	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	2
44.5	Possession	55.5
10	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	378
378	Passes	480
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	0
20	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.0
81	Long Balls	68
31	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
16	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
32	Effective Clearances	31
32	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,522

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 (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
25	Mariano Barbosa (GK)
6	Víctor Ruiz
23	Daniele Bonera
16	Rodri
11	Jaume Costa
2	Mario
8	Pablo Fornals
33	Chuca
20	Roberto Soriano
9	Carlos Bacca
17	Cédric Bakambu

Villarreal Substitutes:

Ander Cantero, Nicola Sansone, Antonio Rukavina, Pau Torres, Denis Cheryshev, Dani Raba, Ramiro Guerra.

Málaga (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Roberto (GK)
22	Paul Baysse
4	Luis Hernández
7	Juankar
18	Roberto Rosales
10	Juanpi
8	Adrián
14	Recio
16	Adalberto Peñaranda
11	Chory Castro
20	Keko

Málaga Substitutes:

Borja Bastón, Diego González, Youssef En-Nesyri, Esteban Rolón, Jony, Cifuentes, Andrés Prieto.

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