Villarreal beat Elche 2-1 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Victor Garcia Verdura. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.
First half: Villarreal took the lead at 31' when T. Buchanan scored, with the assist credited to P. Gueye, making the score 1-0. Villarreal extended the lead at 41' when S. Mouriño scored, with the assist credited to Santi Comesaña, making the score 2-0. Alberto Moleiro received a yellow card for Villarreal at 43'.
Second half: Elche made their 1st substitution at 59', with G. Diangana replacing Martim Neto. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 65', with Alberto Moleiro replacing Gerard Moreno. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 65', with T. Buchanan replacing Alfon González. Elche made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Buba Sangaré replacing Josan. Elche made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Marc Aguado replacing F. Redondo. Elche made their 4th substitution at 68', with Aleix Febas replacing Gonzalo Villar. Martim Neto received a yellow card for Elche at 74'. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Santi Comesaña replacing Dani Parejo. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 75', with P. Gueye replacing T. Partey. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 76', with Pau Navarro replacing Renato Veiga. Elche made their 5th substitution at 77', with Rafa Mir replacing André Silva. Elche reduced the deficit at 83' when André Silva scored, with the assist credited to Martim Neto, making the score 2-1. André Silva received a yellow card for Elche at 90+6'.
Villarreal used 5 substitutions while Elche used 5 substitutions. Villarreal got 1 yellow card, while Elche got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (16-13).
- Elche controlled possession (63%).
