Granada prevails over Villarreal II 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Granada tops Villarreal II with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Weissman (4') and a goal from M. Uzuni (28').

February 6, 2023

VILLARREAL. Granada tops Villarreal II with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Weissman (4′) and a goal from M. Uzuni (28′). Villarreal II lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Raúl Martín González Francés who was helped by Francisco José Arencibia Medina and Christian Arlex Valverde Monsalve. The 4th official was Gonzalo Romero Freixas. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.

Match Statistics

Villarreal II

0 - 2

Granada

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

9 Total 20
4 On Target 9
4 Off Target 11
0 Shots blocked 2

106 Attack 101
40 Dangerous attack 57
83 Ball safe 89

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 8

Fouls

15 Total 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Villarreal II had a strong ball possession 59% while Granada was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal II was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, Granada managed to find the solution to win this match.

Granada shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Villarreal II shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Granada received 1 yellow card (Y. Bodiger). On the opposite side, Villarreal II received 2 yellow cards (Ramón Terrats and Sergio Lozano).

Match Timeline

27'

Myrto Uzuni (goal)

28'

46'

50'

56'

Sergio Ruiz- sub ->Óscar Melendo

66'

T. Geralnik- sub ->Carlo García

66'

Javi Ontiveros- sub ->Diego Collado

75'

83'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Granada will have 44 points to hold in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal II will stay with 34 points like Tenerife, FC Cartagena, Huesca and Real Oviedo to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Granada will host Tenerife on the 10th of February with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Granada (3 draws).

Villarreal II will host Racing Santander on the 19th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal II (0 draws).

Granada – Formation

Granada

Raúl Fernández 1.Spain

8.4

Víctor Díaz 16.Spain

6.8

Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain

6.9

Carlos Neva 15.Spain

7.0

Miguel Rubio 4.Spain

6.8

Miguel Rubio 4.Spain

6.8

Ricard Sánchez 30.Spain

6.4

75'

Y. Bodiger 6.France

7.2

56'

50'

Y. Bodiger 6.France

7.2

56'

50'

Óscar Melendo 21.Spain

7.0

66'

Óscar Melendo 21.Spain

7.0

66'

José Callejón 9.Spain

6.9

56'

José Callejón 9.Spain

6.9

56'

Shon Weissman 25.Israel

7.6

75'

Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania

7.1

28'

Substitutes

Adri López 33.Spain

Raúl Torrente 28.Spain

Jonathan Silva 5.Argentina

Erick Cabaco 24.Uruguay

Quini 17.Spain

6.3

75'

Quini 17.Spain

6.3

75'

Pol Lozano 3.Spain

6.8

56'

Pol Lozano 3.Spain

6.8

56'

Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain

6.3

66'

Bryan Zaragoza 26.Spain

Víctor Meseguer 12.Spain

6.6

56'

Víctor Meseguer 12.Spain

6.6

56'

F. Diédhiou 8.Senegal

6.6

75'

F. Diédhiou 8.Senegal

6.6

75'

Alberto Perea 22.Spain

Jorge Molina 19.Spain

Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Miguel Álvarez Jurado decided to play with the following team: Raúl Fernández (8.4), Víctor Díaz (6.8), Miguel Rubio (6.8), Ignasi Miquel (6.9), Carlos Neva (7.0), Ricard Sánchez (6.4), Yann Bodiger (7.2), José Callejón (6.9), Óscar Melendo (7.0), Shon Weissman (7.6) and Myrto Uzuni (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Raúl Torrente, Pol Lozano (6.8), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (6.3), Famara Diédhiou (6.6), Bryan Zaragoza, Jonathan Silva, Víctor Meseguer (6.6), Alberto Perea, Erick Cabaco, Quini (6.3), Jorge Molina and Adri López.

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: José Callejón for Víctor Meseguer (56′), Y. Bodiger for Pol Lozano (56′), Óscar Melendo for Sergio Ruiz Alonso (66′), Ricard Sánchez for Quini (75′) and Shon Weissman for Famara Diédhiou (75′).

Best player: Raúl Fernández

The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was the goalkeeper: Raúl Fernández. His rating is 8.42. He performed 5 saves.

Villarreal II – Formation

Villarreal II

Iker Álvarez 13.Andorra

6.4

Adrián de la Fuente 4.Spain

7.1

Sergio Carreira 5.Spain

6.5

Carlos Romero 18.Spain

6.1

Mamadou Fall 23.Senegal

7.0

Sergio Lozano 21.Spain

6.3

83'

66'

Carlo García 8.Spain

6.4

66'

Ramón Terrats 16.Spain

6.4

27'

Diego Collado 7.Spain

7.4

66'

Alex Forés 17.Spain

6.8

66'

Fer Niño 11.Spain

6.8

46'

Substitutes

Gianni Cassaro 25.Spain

Pablo Iñiguez 19.Spain

Migue Leal 2.Spain

Dani Tasende 3.Spain

Javi Ontiveros 10.Spain

6.8

66'

Javi Ontiveros 10.Spain

6.8

66'

Liberman Torres 24.Ecuador

T. Geralnik 22.Argentina

6.4

66'

T. Geralnik 22.Argentina

6.4

66'

Antonio Pacheco 20.Spain

83'

Álex Millán 9.Spain

6.6

66'

Álex Millán 9.Spain

6.6

66'

Nikita Iosifov 15.Russia

Haissem Hassan 14.France

7.0

46'

Haissem Hassan 14.France

7.0

46'

Villarreal II started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Francisco José López Fernández played with: Iker Álvarez (6.4), Sergio Carreira (6.5), Adrián de la Fuente (7.1), Mamadou Fall (7.0), Carlos Romero (6.1), Diego Collado (7.4), Ramón Terrats (6.4), Carlo Adriano García (6.4), Sergio Lozano (6.3), Álex Forés (6.8) and Fernando Niño (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Javier Ontiveros (6.8), Pablo Íñiguez, Miguel Angel Leal, Dani Tasende, Álex Millán (6.6), Liberman Torres, Nikita Iosifov, Gianni Cassaro, Tiago Geralnik (6.4), Antonio Pacheco and Haissem Hassan (7.0).

Substitutions

Villarreal II made 5 changes: Fer Niño for Haissem Hassan (46′), Carlo García for Tiago José Geralnik (66′), Alex Forés for Álex Millán (66′), Diego Collado for Javi Ontiveros (66′) and Sergio Lozano for Antonio Ruiz (83′).