Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Lamela hits double in dream Sevilla debut while Luca Zidane sees red
Erik Lamela enjoyed an ideal debut with Sevilla as he scored twice in a 3-0 win at home to Rayo Vallecano in his new side's first game.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Joan Jordán (Sevilla).
- 1': Óscar Trejo (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Mario Suárez (Rayo Vallecano).
- 6': Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 11': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 11': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Trejo with a through ball.
- 15': Penalty Sevilla. Oussama Idrissi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': Penalty conceded by Luca Zidane (Rayo Vallecano) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 16': Luca Zidane (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card.
- 19': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Stole Dimitrievski replaces Óscar Trejo.
- 19': Goal! Sevilla 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 21': Foul by Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla).
- 21': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 24': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joan Jordán.
- 27': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oussama Idrissi.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Fernando (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
- 31': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 31': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Jules Koundé (Sevilla).
- 34': Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Karim Rekik (Sevilla).
- 38': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 41': Foul by Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla).
- 41': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
- 45'+5': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Fran García.
- 45'+5': Foul by Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla).
- 45'+5': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Oussama Idrissi (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Sevilla 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sevilla 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Erik Lamela replaces Oussama Idrissi.
- 47': Foul by Diego Carlos (Sevilla).
- 47': Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Karim Rekik (Sevilla).
- 49': Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
- 51': Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Substitution, Sevilla. Papu Gómez replaces Karim Rekik.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Fernando (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 55': Goal! Sevilla 2, Rayo Vallecano 0. Erik Lamela (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
- 61': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Martín Merquelanz replaces Santiago Comesaña.
- 61': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Isi Palazón.
- 62': Attempt saved. Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Álvaro García.
- 66': Foul by Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla).
- 66': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Mario Suárez.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Fernando (Sevilla).
- 69': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Erik Lamela (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano).
- 71': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Andrés Martín replaces Óscar Valentín.
- 71': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Randy Nteka.
- 73': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 73': Offside, Sevilla. Óscar Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Erik Lamela is caught offside.
- 79': Goal! Sevilla 3, Rayo Vallecano 0. Erik Lamela (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri following a fast break.
- 81': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss tries a through ball, but Álvaro García is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Sevilla. Pedro Ortiz replaces Joan Jordán.
- 84': Attempt missed. Papu Gómez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Papu Gómez (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
- 87': Attempt saved. Andrés Martín (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martín Merquelanz with a cross.
- 88': Attempt saved. Pedro Ortiz (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Lamela with a through ball.
- 88': Foul by Pedro Ortiz (Sevilla).
- 88': Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Sevilla. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 89': Substitution, Sevilla. Iván Romero replaces Fernando.
- 90': Bebé (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Iván Romero (Sevilla).
- 90'+1': Foul by Iván Romero (Sevilla).
- 90'+1': Mario Suárez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mario Suárez (Rayo Vallecano).
- 90'+1': Iván Romero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Iván Romero (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Ortiz with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Iván Romero (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Óscar Rodríguez (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Papu Gómez.
- 90'+5': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sevilla 3, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sevilla 3, Rayo Vallecano 0.
Statistics
 RAY |
SEV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 24.7 | Possession | 75.3 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 168 | Accurate Passes | 697 |
| 242 | Passes | 749 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 10 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 13,962
Venue: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 13,962
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | +49 | 70 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | +36 | 66 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | +22 | 57 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 28 | +18 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Sevilla (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 20 | Diego Carlos |
| 4 | Karim Rekik |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 8 | Joan Jordán |
| 25 | Fernando |
| 19 | Marcos Acuña |
| 16 | Jesús Navas |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 22 | Oussama Idrissi  |
| 14 | Óscar Rodríguez |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Zidane (GK)  |
| 5 | Alejandro Catena |
| 4 | Mario Suárez |
| 33 | Fran García |
| 20 | Iván Balliu |
| 8 | Óscar Trejo |
| 6 | Santi Comesaña |
| 23 | Óscar Valentín |
| 9 | Randy Nteka |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
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