Malaga beat Valencia 2-0 on Saturday, 22 April 2017 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva. It was played at Estadio La Rosaleda.
First half: Recio received a yellow card for Malaga at 13'. Malaga took the lead at 36' when Recio scored, with the assist credited to Javi Ontiveros, making the score 1-0. E. Mangala received a yellow card for Valencia at 39'. Malaga extended the lead at 40' when Sandro Ramírez scored, with the assist credited to F. Ricca, making the score 2-0. Diego Llorente received a yellow card for Malaga at 45'. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 45', with E. Garay replacing Fabián Orellana.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Malaga made their 1st substitution at 59', with Jony replacing Juankar. Dani Parejo received a yellow card for Valencia at 62'. Juankar received a yellow card for Malaga at 70'. E. Pérez received a yellow card for Valencia at 70'. Malaga made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Javi Ontiveros replacing Keko Gontán. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. El Haddadi replacing Nani. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Álvaro Medrán replacing S. Zaza. Malaga made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Sandro Ramírez replacing Charles.
Malaga used 3 substitutions while Valencia used 3 substitutions. Malaga got 3 yellow cards, while Valencia got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (10-13).
- Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
- Malaga had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).
