Valencia beat Alaves 3-0 on Friday, 27 August 2021 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias. It was played at Estadio de Mestalla.
First half: Valencia took an early lead at 3' when D. Wass scored, with the assist credited to D. Cheryshev, making the score 1-0. F. Lejeune received a yellow card for Alaves at 28'. M. Loum received a yellow card for Alaves at 45'. Valencia extended the lead at 45+2' when Carlos Soler scored, with the assist credited to Gonçalo Guedes, making the score 2-0.
Second half: Alaves made their 1st substitution at 46', with Manu García replacing Luis Rioja. Valencia extended the lead at 60' when Gonçalo Guedes scored, with the assist credited to M. Gómez, making the score 3-0. Fernando Pacheco received a yellow card for Alaves at 61'. M. Miazga received a yellow card for Alaves at 61'. Alaves made their 2nd substitution at 62', with M. Loum replacing Pere Pons. Alaves made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Guidetti replacing M. Sylla. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 68', with Hugo Guillamón replacing U. Račić. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Gonçalo Guedes replacing Marcos André. Alaves made their 4th substitution at 68', with F. Pellistri replacing Édgar Méndez. Alaves made their 5th substitution at 83', with Tomás Pina replacing Toni Moya. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 85', with O. Alderete replacing M. Diakhaby. Valencia made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Wass replacing Y. Musah. M. Diakhaby received a yellow card for Valencia at 86'. Valencia made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with D. Cheryshev replacing Jesús Vázquez.
Valencia used 5 substitutions while Alaves used 5 substitutions. Valencia got 1 yellow card, while Alaves got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (9-9).
- Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
- Valencia had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).
