Villarreal beat Athletic Club 3-1 on Sunday, 20 September 2015 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Carlos Clos Gomez. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.
First half: Aymeric Laporte received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 11'. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 15', with C. Bakambu replacing Léo Baptistão. Bruno received a yellow card for Villarreal at 24'. Villarreal took the lead at 43' when Bruno scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Léo Baptistão received a yellow card for Villarreal at 45'.
Second half: Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Soldado replacing Adrián López. Carlos Gurpegi Nausia received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 49'. Nahuel Leiva received a yellow card for Villarreal at 50'. E. Bailly received a yellow card for Villarreal at 60'. Athletic Club made their 1st substitution at 62', with Kike Sola replacing Aduriz. Athletic Club made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Eraso replacing Raúl García. Aduriz received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 64'. Villarreal extended the lead at 67' when Mario Gaspar scored, with the assist credited to Tomás Pina, making the score 2-0. Athletic Club made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Mikel Rico replacing Beñat. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Nahuel Leiva replacing Denis Suárez. Villarreal extended the lead at 80' when Léo Baptistão scored, with the assist credited to Adrián López, making the score 3-0. De Marcos received a yellow card for Athletic Club at 88'. Athletic Club scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+2' when Aduriz scored, with the assist credited to Mikel San José Domínguez, making the score 3-1.
Villarreal used 3 substitutions while Athletic Club used 3 substitutions. Villarreal got 4 yellow cards, while Athletic Club got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (14-10).
- Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
- Villarreal had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).
