Spanish LALIGA

Villarreal vs Elche, 2022-23 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 26': Gerard Moreno
  • 36': Giovani Lo Celso
  • 89': Francis Coquelin
  • 90'+3': José Luis Morales
FT
4 - 0

About

Villarreal are hosting Elche at Ciutat de Valencia, Manises, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Álex Collado (Elche).
  • 3': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Clerc.
  • 8': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
  • 8': Tete Morente (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal).
  • 10': Tete Morente (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 12': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Pedro Bigas.
  • 13': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
  • 13': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Offside, Elche. Enzo Roco tries a through ball, but Lucas Boyé is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 14': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Elche).
  • 14': Pau Torres (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Offside, Villarreal. Kiko Femenía tries a through ball, but Yeremy Pino is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 22': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Edgar Badia.
  • 23': Offside, Villarreal. Yeremy Pino tries a through ball, but Gerard Moreno is caught offside.
  • 23': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
  • 23': Álex Collado (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
  • 26': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
  • 26': Goal! Villarreal 1, Elche 0. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  • 30': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Clerc.
  • 31': Delay in match (Villarreal).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Offside, Villarreal. Raúl Albiol tries a through ball, but Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
  • 36': Goal! Villarreal 2, Elche 0. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 38': Foul by Álex Collado (Elche).
  • 38': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal).
  • 40': Tete Morente (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 42': (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal).
  • 42': Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 42': Raúl Guti (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Clerc (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Mascarell (Elche).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal).
  • 45'+3': Helibelton Palacios (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Clerc (Elche) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Collado with a cross.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Villarreal 2, Elche 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 2, Elche 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Elche. Gumbau replaces Raúl Guti.
  • 45': Substitution, Villarreal. José Morales replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 46': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
  • 46': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
  • 49': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Tete Morente (Elche) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Omar Mascarell.
  • 54': Offside, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno tries a through ball, but Giovani Lo Celso is caught offside.
  • 54': Clerc (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Pedro Bigas (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omar Mascarell.
  • 57': Substitution, Elche. Roger replaces Ezequiel Ponce.
  • 57': Substitution, Elche. Pere Milla replaces Lucas Boyé.
  • 59': Foul by Pere Milla (Elche).
  • 59': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Pere Milla (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  • 63': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Alfonso Pedraza.
  • 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Yeremy Pino.
  • 65': Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Gerard Moreno.
  • 69': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
  • 69': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Elche. Domingos Quina replaces Álex Collado.
  • 70': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Tete Morente.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Roger (Elche) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Offside, Villarreal. Álex Baena tries a through ball, but Giovani Lo Celso is caught offside.
  • 75': Delay in match (Villarreal).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
  • 78': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Clerc.
  • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Aïssa Mandi replaces Kiko Femenía.
  • 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Francis Coquelin replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Francis Coquelin.
  • 81': Foul by Francis Coquelin (Villarreal).
  • 81': Josan (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Enzo Roco (Elche).
  • 81': José Morales (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Enzo Roco (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Offside, Elche. Enzo Roco tries a through ball, but Clerc is caught offside.
  • 84': Enzo Roco (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
  • 86': Attempt saved. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Morales.
  • 86': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Edgar Badia.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Pau Torres following a corner.
  • 89': Goal! Villarreal 3, Elche 0. Francis Coquelin (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Domingos Quina (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josan.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Francis Coquelin.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Elche) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Domingos Quina with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. José Morales (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Villarreal 4, Elche 0. José Morales (Villarreal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Villarreal 4, Elche 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Villarreal 4, Elche 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
4 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
46.9 Possession 53.1
7 SHOTS 18
0 ON GOAL 10
0.0 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
356 Accurate Passes 411
403 Passes 472
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 2
25 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.1
39 Long Balls 58
22 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 15
19 Tackles 21
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 3
20 Effective Clearances 14
20 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Ciutat de Valencia
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 13,915

LALIGA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 17 +29 43
2 Real Madrid 17 +18 39
3 Villarreal 15 +18 35
4 Atlético Madrid 17 +14 34
Full Standings

Line-Ups

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
4 Pau Torres
3 Raúl Albiol
24 Alfonso Pedraza
2 Kiko Femenía
10 Dani Parejo
6 Étienne Capoue
17 Giovani Lo Celso
21 Yéremy Pino
15 Nicolas Jackson
7 Gerard Moreno

ELC Elche (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Edgar Badía (GK)
6 Pedro Bigas
3 Enzo Roco Yellow Card
23 Carlos Clerc
14 Helibelton Palacios
8 Raúl Guti Yellow Card
21 Omar Mascarell
15 Álex Collado
11 José Antonio Morente
19 Ezequiel Ponce
9 Lucas Boyé

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