Villarreal beat Almeria 2-1 on Sunday, 17 September 2023 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Francisco Hernandez Maeso. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.
First half: É. Capoue received a yellow card for Villarreal at 26'. Almeria took the lead at 44' when Sergio Akieme scored, with the assist credited to L. Robertone, making the score 0-1. Villarreal leveled the score at 45+5' when Gerard Moreno scored, with the assist credited to Álex Baena, making the score 1-1.
Second half: Adri Embarba received a yellow card for Almeria at 53'. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 62', with Carlos Romero replacing Santi Comesaña. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 63', with É. Capoue replacing Alberto Moreno. Almeria made their 1st substitution at 66', with Adri Embarba replacing L. Ramazani. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Álex Baena replacing Ilias Akhomach. Almeria made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Melero replacing I. Baba. Almeria made their 3rd substitution at 75', with L. Robertone replacing Arnau Puigmal. Chumi received a yellow card for Almeria at 84'. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Gabbia replacing Jorge Cuenca. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 85', with Gerard Moreno replacing B. Brereton. Almeria made their 4th substitution at 88', with L. Suárez replacing I. Koné. Almeria made their 5th substitution at 88', with Sergio Arribas replacing Léo Baptistão. Arnau Puigmal received a yellow card for Almeria at 89'. Yeremy Pino received a yellow card for Villarreal at 90+2'. Villarreal took the lead at 90+4' when A. Sørloth scored, with the assist credited to Alberto Moreno, making the score 2-1.
Villarreal used 5 substitutions while Almeria used 5 substitutions. Villarreal got 2 yellow cards, while Almeria got 3 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Almeria outshot their opponent (10-17).
- Villarreal controlled possession (63%).
- Almeria had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).
