Alaves beat Rayo Vallecano 5-1 on Saturday, 22 September 2018 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Adrian Cordero Vega. It was played at Estadio de Vallecas.
First half: Alaves took an early lead at 8' when Ximo Navarro scored, with the assist credited to Jony, making the score 0-1. Rubén Duarte received a yellow card for Alaves at 23'. Rayo Vallecano leveled the score at 30' when Raúl de Tomás scored, making the score 1-1. Alaves took the lead at 34' when Ibai Gómez scored, with the assist credited to Jony, making the score 1-2. A. Ba received a red card for Rayo Vallecano at 35'.
Second half: Alaves extended the lead at 56' when J. Calleri scored, with the assist credited to J. Guidetti, making the score 1-3. Rayo Vallecano made their 1st substitution at 57', with Álvaro García replacing Adri Embarba. Alaves made their 1st substitution at 64', with J. Guidetti replacing Rubén Sobrino. Rayo Vallecano made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Ó. Trejo replacing Álex Alegría. Rayo Vallecano made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Gorka Elustondo Urkola replacing E. Velázquez. Alaves extended the lead at 77' when Ibai Gómez scored, with the assist credited to Rubén Sobrino, making the score 1-4. Alaves made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Jony replacing Burgui. Alaves made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Rubén Duarte replacing Martín Aguirregabiria. Martín Aguirregabiria received a yellow card for Alaves at 83'. G. Imbula received a yellow card for Rayo Vallecano at 90'. Alaves added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+5' when Burgui scored, with the assist credited to D. Brašanac, making the score 1-5.
Rayo Vallecano used 3 substitutions while Alaves used 3 substitutions. Rayo Vallecano got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Alaves got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (13-11).
- Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
- Alaves had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).
