Elche beat Villarreal 1-0 on Sunday, 16 January 2022 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Valentin Pizarro Gomez. It was played at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Gonzalo Verdú received a yellow card for Elche at 10'.
Second half: Elche made their 1st substitution at 66', with Lucas Pérez replacing L. Boyé. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 69', with Moi Gómez replacing N. Jackson. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 75', with P. Estupiñán replacing Pedraza. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Foyth replacing Mario Gaspar. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Tete Morente replacing Josan. Elche took the lead at 78' when L. Boyé scored, with the assist credited to Gumbau, making the score 1-0. Dani Parejo received a yellow card for Villarreal at 81'. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Gumbau replacing I. Marcone. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 85', with Dani Parejo replacing Iborra. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 85', with Alberto Moreno replacing Dani Raba. J. Mojica received a yellow card for Elche at 87'. Diego González received a yellow card for Elche at 90+3'. É. Capoue received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90+3'. Pere Milla received a yellow card for Elche at 90+4'. Iborra received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90+4'.
Elche used 3 substitutions while Villarreal used 5 substitutions. Elche got 4 yellow cards, while Villarreal got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (5-9).
- Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
- Villarreal had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).
