Elche overcomes Villarreal II 1-0 with a goal scored by N. Castro. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Elche beats Villarreal II 1-0 after N. Castro scored just 1 goal (15').

March 11, 2024

VILLARREAL. Elche conquers Villarreal II 1-0 after N. Castro scored just 1 goal (15′).

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 3,715 spectators. The referee was Rubén Ávalos Barrera assisted by Brian Valencia López and Gonzalo López De La Llave. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.04 degrees Celsius or 62.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.

Match Statistics

Villarreal II

0 - 1

Elche

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

14 Total 13
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 5

105 Attack 120
39 Dangerous attack 43
70 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

14 Total 18
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Elche had a superior ball possession 55% while Villarreal II was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elche was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Elche won the contest.

Villarreal II shot 14 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Elche shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Villarreal II received 2 yellow cards (Antonio Espigares and Daniel Requena). Talking about the opposition, Elche received 5 yellow cards (Josan, Nicolás Fernández, Borja Garcés, Arnau Puigmal and Diego González).

Match Timeline

13'

Josan- Yellow

15'

Nicolás Castro(goal)

45'

Arnau Puigmal- Yellow

46'

Diego González- sub ->Pedro Bigas

Reque- sub ->Aitor Gelardo

46'

58'

Aleix Febas- sub ->Arnau Puigmal

Reque- Yellow

61'

62'

Diego González- Yellow

63'

José Salinas- sub ->Josan

Espigares- Yellow

65'

T. Geralnik- sub ->Carlo García

70'

Javi Ontiveros- sub ->Jorge Pascual

70'

77'

Nicolás Fernández Mercau- Yellow

78'

Sergio Bermejo- sub ->Rodrigo Mendoza

78'

Borja Garcés- sub ->Mourad El Ghezouani

86'

Borja Garcés- Yellow

Hugo Novoa- sub ->Antonio Espigares

87'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Villarreal II stays with 30 points like Alcorcón to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Elche will has 50 points like Leganés to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Villarreal II will play away against SD Eibar on the 17th of March with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Elche will host Albacete on the 17th of March with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Elche (7 draws).

Villarreal II – Formation

Villarreal II

Iker Álvarez 1.Andorra

6.8

Adrià Altimira 2.Spain

6.8

Dani Tasende 3.Spain

7.5

S. Leković 12.Serbia

7.3

Espigares 29.Spain

6.7

87'

65'

Diego Collado 7.Spain

7.1

Carlo García 8.Spain

6.7

70'

Aitor Gelardo 14.Spain

6.8

46'

Rodri Alonso 21.Spain

6.1

46'

Alex Forés 9.Spain

7.0

Jorge Pascual 11.Spain

6.7

70'

Substitutes

Miguel Ángel Morro 13.Spain

Abraham del Moral 5.Spain

Marcos Sánchez 15.Spain

Lanchi 16.Spain

Carlos Romero 18.Spain

7.0

46'

Pau Navarro 33.Spain

Javi Ontiveros 10.Spain

7.0

70'

T. Geralnik 22.Argentina

7.0

70'

Reque 27.Spain

7.0

46'

61'

Hugo Novoa 17.Spain

6.6

87'

A. Ferrari 24.Uruguay

Villarreal II adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Miguel Álvarez Jurado decided to play with the following team: Iker Álvarez (6.8), Adrià Altimira (6.8), Antonio Espigares (6.7), Stefan Leković (7.3), Dani Tasende (7.5), Rodri Alonso (6.1), Aitor Gelardo (6.8), Carlo García (6.7), Diego Collado (7.1), Jorge Pascual (6.7) and Alex Forés (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Abraham del Moral, Javi Ontiveros (7.0), Miguel Ángel Morro, Marcos Sánchez, Lanchi, Hugo Novoa (6.6), Carlos Romero (7.0), Tiago Geralnik (7.0), Andrés Ferrari, Daniel Requena (7.0) and Pau Navarro Badenes.

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

Substitutions

Villarreal II made 5 changes: Rodri Alonso for Carlos Romero (46′), Aitor Gelardo for Daniel Requena (46′), Carlo García for Tiago Geralnik (70′), Jorge Pascual for Javi Ontiveros (70′) and Antonio Espigares for Hugo Novoa (87′).

Player of the match: Dani Tasende

The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal II was Dani Tasende.

His rating is 7.5 with 60 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 7 crosses.

Elche – Formation

Elche

Matías Dituro 13.Argentina

9.5

Pedro Bigas 6.Spain

7.0

46'

Josan 17.Spain

7.5

63'

13'

Carlos Clerc 23.Spain

8.1

John Donald 5.Spain

7.0

Arnau Puigmal 8.Spain

6.4

58'

45'

Tete Morente 11.Spain

7.7

Nicolás Castro 21.Argentina

8.5

15'

Rodrigo Mendoza 30.Spain

7.3

78'

Mourad El Ghezouani 19.Spain

6.4

78'

Nicolás Fernández Mercau 22.Argentina

7.3

77'

Substitutes

Miguel San Román 1.Spain

Diego González 4.Spain

6.4

46'

62'

José Salinas 12.Spain

6.8

63'

David López 35.Spain

Jhegson Méndez 3.Ecuador

Aleix Febas 14.Spain

6.7

58'

Cristian Salvador 20.Spain

Sergio Bermejo 9.Spain

6.4

78'

Manu Nieto 10.Spain

Borja Garcés 18.Spain

6.4

78'

86'

R. Núñez 37.Spain

Also Elche adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Sebastián Beccacece played with: Matías Dituro (9.5), Josan (7.5), Pedro Bigas (7.0), Carlos Clerc (8.1), Rodrigo Mendoza (7.3), Arnau Puigmal (6.4), John Nwankwo (7.0), Nicolás Castro (8.5), Tete Morente (7.7), Mourad El Ghezouani (6.4) and Nicolás Fernández (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Miguel San Román, Jhegson Méndez, Diego González (6.4), Sergio Bermejo (6.4), Manuel Nieto, Jose Salinas (6.8), Aleix Febas (6.7), Borja Garcés (6.4), Cristian Salvador, David López and Rafael Núñez.

Substitutions

Elche made 5 changes: Mourad El Ghezouani for Borja Garcés (78′), Rodrigo Mendoza for Sergio Bermejo (78′), Josan for Jose Salinas (63′), Pedro Bigas for Diego González (46′) and Arnau Puigmal for Aleix Febas (58′).