Villarreal beat Valencia 2-1 on Saturday, 31 December 2022 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez. It was played at Estadio de la Cerámica.
First half: E. Cavani received a yellow card for Valencia during the match. Valencia took the lead at 21' when E. Cavani scored, making the score 0-1. Villarreal made their 1st substitution at 33', with Kiko Femenía replacing J. Foyth. Y. Musah received a yellow card for Valencia at 35'. Villarreal leveled the score at 45' when S. Chukwueze scored, with the assist credited to Gerard Moreno, making the score 1-1.
Second half: E. Cömert received a yellow card for Valencia at 56'. Valencia made their 1st substitution at 57', with Y. Musah replacing I. Moriba. Villarreal made their 2nd substitution at 72', with S. Chukwueze replacing José Luis Morales. Villarreal made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Yeremy Pino replacing N. Jackson. I. Moriba received a yellow card for Valencia at 73'. Valencia made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Samuel Lino replacing J. Kluivert. Villarreal made their 4th substitution at 78', with Alberto Moreno replacing Pedraza. Villarreal made their 5th substitution at 79', with Álex Baena replacing Manu Trigueros. Valencia made their 3rd substitution at 79', with Nico González replacing Hugo Guillamón. Valencia made their 4th substitution at 79', with E. Cavani replacing Hugo Duro. J. Foyth received a yellow card for Villarreal at 80'. Villarreal took the lead at 88' when J. Foyth scored, with the assist credited to Dani Parejo, making the score 2-1.
Villarreal used 5 substitutions while Valencia used 4 substitutions. Villarreal got 1 yellow card, while Valencia got 4 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (14-13).
- Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
- Villarreal had the sharper finishing (8-4 shots on target).
