Maccabi Haifa vs Villarreal 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
Introduction
Maccabi Haifa are hosting Villarreal
at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 29': Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 0. Abdoulaye Seck (Maccabi Haifa) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lior Refaelov with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 38': Lorenco Simic (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Penalty saved. Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Jorge Pascual replaces Santi Comesaña.
- 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino replaces Ilias Akhomach.
- 66': Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Ben Brereton.
- 66': Substitution, Villarreal. Dani Parejo replaces Ramon Terrats.
- 66': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Din David replaces Frantzdy Pierrot.
- 69': Adrià Alti (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Lior Refaelov (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Suf Podgoreanu replaces Ilay Hagag.
- 76': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Mahmoud Jaber replaces Lior Refaelov.
- 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Étienne Capoue replaces Manu Trigueros.
- 82': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 1. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
- 85': Show (Maccabi Haifa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Goal! Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 2. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 87': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Goni Naor replaces Show.
- 87': Substitution, Maccabi Haifa. Hamza Shibli replaces Anan Khalaili.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Maccabi Haifa 1, Villarreal 2.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Statistics
 VIL |
HAI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 64.3 | Possession | 35.7 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 538 | Accurate Passes | 275 |
| 596 | Passes | 335 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 28 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 32 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 7 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 6 | Clearances | 28 |
Maccabi Haifa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Shareef Keouf (GK) |
| 44 | Lorenco Simic  |
| 30 | Abdoulaye Seck |
| 27 | Pierre Cornud |
| 2 | Daniel Sundgren |
| 11 | Lior Refaelov |
| 5 | Show |
| 4 | Mohamed Ali Camara |
| 9 | Frantzdy Pierrot |
| 28 | Ilay Hajaj |
| 25 | Anan Khalaili |
Villarreal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pepe Reina (GK) |
| 23 | Aïssa Mandi |
| 2 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 26 | Adrià Altimira |
| 14 | Manu Trigueros |
| 4 | Santi Comesaña |
| 20 | Ramón Terrats |
| 11 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 9 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 27 | Ilias Akhomach |
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