VILLARREAL. FC Cartagena succeeded in turn the tables against Villarreal II to win 2-1. It was Villarreal II to strike first with an early goal of Alex Forés at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alfredo Ortuño gave the win to FC Cartagena in the 74′ minute. Villarreal II lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Ciudad Deportiva del Villarreal stadium in Villarreal on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Iosu Galech Apezteguía with the assistance of Marcos Barroso Galán and Álvaro González Narváez. The 4th official was Imanol Irurtzun Artola. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.83 degrees Celsius or 74.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Villarreal II

1 - 2

FC Cartagena

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 125 Attack 71
  • 44 Dangerous attack 44
  • 91 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 7 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Villarreal II had a strong ball possession 57% while FC Cartagena was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal II was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, FC Cartagena was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Villarreal II shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, FC Cartagena shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Villarreal II received 2 yellow cards (Abraham del Moral and Javi Ontiveros). On the other side, FC Cartagena received 3 yellow cards (Juan Narváez, Alfredo Ortuño and Gonzalo Verdú).

Match Timeline

Alex Forés(goal)Carlos Romero
8'
Javi Ontiveros- Yellow
16'
Abraham del Moral- Yellow
38'
45'
Gonzalo Verdú- Yellow
60'
Iván Ayllón- sub ->Lautaro de León
60'
60'
Damián Musto- sub ->Gonzalo Verdú
Rodri Alonso- sub ->Jorge Pascual
70'
A. Ferrari- sub ->Alex Forés
70'
71'
Iván Ayllón(goal)Alfredo Ortuño
74'
Alfredo Ortuño(goal)Isak Jansson
T. Geralnik- sub ->Javi Ontiveros
70'
76'
Alfredo Ortuño- Yellow
79'
Juanjo Narváez- sub ->Alfredo Ortuño
Fabio Blanco- sub ->Abraham del Moral
84'
84'
Kiko Olivas- sub ->Jony Carmona
Reque- sub ->Carlo García
84'
90'
Juanjo Narváez- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leganés
70
40
Real Valladolid
69
40
SD Eibar
68
40
Racing Santander
64
40
Espanyol
62
39
Real Oviedo
61
39
Sporting Gijón
59
40
Elche
59
40
Racing Ferrol
58
40
Levante
57
40
Burgos
57
40
Tenerife
52
40
FC Cartagena
51
40
Albacete
48
39
Real Zaragoza
47
40
Eldense
47
40
Huesca
45
40
Mirandés
45
40
Amorebieta
44
40
Alcorcón
42
40
FC Andorra
40
40
Villarreal II
39
39

After this match, Villarreal II stays with 3 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, FC Cartagena has 3 points (17th).

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Villarreal II will play away with Racing Ferrol on the 10th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

FC Cartagena will host Real Zaragoza on the 10th of September with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Cartagena (2 draws).

Villarreal II – Formation

Villarreal II
G
Iker Álvarez 1.Andorra
7.1
D
Adrià Altimira 2.Spain
7.1
D
Abraham del Moral 5.Spain
6.4
84' 38'
D
Carlos Romero 18.Spain
7.3
D
Espigares 29.Spain
6.6
M
Alberto del Moral 6.Spain
7.3
M
Carlo García 8.Spain
6.8
84'
M
Javi Ontiveros 10.Spain
7.3
70' 16'
M
Ilias Akhomach 20.Spain
7.0
F
Alex Forés 9.Spain
7.7
70' 8'
F
Jorge Pascual 11.Spain
7.0
70'
Substitutes
G
Rubén Gómez 35.Spain
D
Hugo Pérez 4.Spain
D
Marcos Sánchez 15.Spain
D
Lanchi 16.Spain
D
Pablo Iñiguez 19.Spain
M
Aitor Gelardo 14.Spain
M
Rodri Alonso 21.Spain
6.3
70'
M
T. Geralnik 22.Argentina
6.6
70'
M
Reque 27.Spain
84'
F
Fabio Blanco 17.Spain
84'
F
A. Ferrari 24.Uruguay
6.4
70'

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

The manager Miguel Álvarez Jurado decided to play with the following team: Iker Álvarez (7.1), Adrià Altimira (7.1), Antonio Espigares (6.6), Abraham del Moral (6.4), Carlos Romero (7.3), Ilias Akhomach (7.0), Alberto del Moral (7.3), Carlo García (6.8), Javi Ontiveros (7.3), Alex Forés (7.7) and Jorge Pascual (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Hugo Pérez, Aitor Gelardo, Marcos Sánchez, Lanchi, Fabio Blanco, Pablo Iñiguez , Rodri Alonso (6.3), Tiago Geralnik (6.6), Andrés Ferrari (6.4), Daniel Requena and Rubén Gómez.

Villarreal II could not rely on the presence of Tiago Geralnik (injured) and Fabio Blanco (injured).

Substitutions

Villarreal II made 4 changes: Jorge Pascual for Rodri Alonso (70′), Alex Forés for Andrés Ferrari (70′), Javi Ontiveros for Tiago Geralnik (70′) and Abraham del Moral for Fabio Blanco (84′).

Best player: Alex Forés​

The most impressive player for Villarreal II was Alex Forés.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 6 passes (43% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

FC Cartagena – Formation

FC Cartagena
G
Marc Martínez 1.Spain
7.7
D
Pedro Alcalá 4.Spain
6.7
D
Gonzalo Verdú 5.Spain
6.7
60' 45'
D
José Fontán 14.Spain
6.7
D
T. Alarcón 23.Chile
6.8
60'
D
Arnau Solà 33.Spain
6.6
M
Hector Hevel 10.Netherlands
7.3
M
Jairo Izquierdo 20.Spain
7.0
M
Jony Álamo 32.Spain
6.8
84'
F
Alfredo Ortuño 9.Spain
8.9
79' 76' 74'
F
Lautaro de León 29.Uruguay
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Raúl Lizoain 13.Spain
D
Kiko Olivas 22.Spain
84'
D
Carlos Sánchez 31.Spain
M
David Ferreiro 7.Spain
M
Juan Carlos Real 11.Spain
M
Mikel Rico 17.Spain
M
Damián Musto 18.Argentina
6.8
60'
M
Djakaria Barro 36.Spain
F
Juanjo Narváez 12.Colombia
6.4
79' 90'
F
Úmaro Embaló 19.Portugal
F
Isak Jansson 21.Sweden
7.5
60'
F
Iván Ayllón 35.Spain
7.3
60' 71'

FC Cartagena started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Víctor Sánchez del Amo played with: Marc Martínez (7.7), Tomás Alarcón (6.8), Gard Holme (6.7), Gonzalo Verdú (6.7), Jose Fontán (6.7), Arnau Solà (6.6), Hector Hevel (7.3), Jony Carmona (6.8), Jairo Izquierdo (7.0), Alfredo Ortuño (8.9) and Lautaro de León (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: David Ferreiro, Juan Carlos Real, Juan Narváez (6.4), Raúl Lizoain, Mikel Rico, Damián Musto (6.8), Úmaro Embaló, Isak Jansson (7.5), Kiko Olivas, Carlos Sánchez, Ivan Ayllon (7.3) and Djakaria Barro.

Substitutions

FC Cartagena made 5 changes: Tomás Alarcón for Isak Jansson (60′), Lautaro de León for Ivan Ayllon (60′), Gonzalo Verdú for Damián Musto (60′), Jony Carmona for Kiko Olivas (84′) and Alfredo Ortuño for Juan Narváez (79′).

Best player: Alfredo Ortuño​

The most impressive player for FC Cartagena was Alfredo Ortuño.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 12 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​