Villarreal vs Rayo 2021-22 LaLiga

32': Aïssa Mandi
36': Gerard Moreno (P)

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

Villarreal are hosting Rayo Vallecano at Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
23': Pau Torres (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Goal! Villarreal 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Aïssa Mandi (Villarreal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
36': Goal! Villarreal 2, Rayo Vallecano 0. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
37': Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.
58': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka replaces Óscar Trejo.
61': Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Villarreal. Etienne Capoue replaces Daniel Parejo.
62': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Yeremi Pino.
63': Substitution, Villarreal. Alberto Moreno replaces Boulaye Dia.
65': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Unai López replaces Santiago Comesaña.
65': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Isi Palazón.
78': Substitution, Villarreal. Moi Gómez replaces Manu Trigueros.
82': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. José Pozo replaces Esteban Saveljich.
82': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Andrés Martín replaces Sergi Guardiola.
85': Substitution, Villarreal. Paco Alcácer replaces Gerard Moreno.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 13,133

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+42	Barcelona	25	61	4
+33	Real Madrid	25	60	3
+20	Villarreal	25	51	6
+19	Atlético Madrid	25	48	5

Full Table

Statistics

RAY		VIL
14	Fouls	16
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	6
48.1	Possession	51.9
19	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
304	Accurate Passes	329
370	Passes	414
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	5
27	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	49
31	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	18
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	10
14	Effective Clearances	14
14	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4	Pau Torres
22	Aïssa Mandi
24	Alfonso Pedraza
2	Mario
10	Vicente Iborra
5	Dani Parejo
14	Manu Trigueros
21	Yéremy Pino
16	Boulaye Dia
7	Gerard Moreno

Substitutes:

Filip Jørgensen, Juan Foyth, Pervis Estupiñán, Étienne Capoue, Moi Gómez , Alberto Moreno, Dani Raba, Paco Alcácer, Samuel Chukwueze, Rubén Peña, Raúl Albiol.

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5	Alejandro Catena
24	Esteban Saveljich
33	Fran García
20	Iván Balliu
8	Óscar Trejo
23	Óscar Valentín
6	Santi Comesaña
16	Sergi Guardiola
18	Álvaro García
7	Isi Palazón

Substitutes:

Luca Zidane, Pathé Ciss, Kévin Rodrigues, Randy Nteka, Mario Hernández, Iván Arboleda, Bebé, Andrés Martín, José Pozo, Unai López, Mario Suárez, Nikola Maras.

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