On March 16, one of the matches of the Conference League was held. Vilarreal (Spain) and Anderlecht (Brussels) met.
Villarreal v Anderlecht - 0:1. Conference League. Match review, statistics.Conference League
Villarreal (Spain) - Anderlecht (Brussels) - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Islam Slimani (73).
Warnings: M. Murillo (18), Y. Verschaeren (67), Pino (69), Islam Slimani (70), J. Cuenca (79), M. Ashimeru (83)
Overview of the match Villarreal - Anderlecht:
In the highly anticipated UEFA Europa League Conference match, Villarreal hosted Anderlecht at the Estadio de la Ceramica. Both teams had something to prove in this group stage match, as they expected to go into the knockout rounds. The first half passed in a tense struggle, both teams could not score a single goal and went into the break with a score of 0-0. In the second half, both teams made personnel changes in an attempt to energize their teams. Villarreal made a substitution in the 59th minute: R. Terrats came on instead of G. Lo Celso. Anderlecht made a double substitution in the 63rd minute: B. Raman replaced I. Slimani and L. Refaelov replaced M. Ashimera. This move paid off for Anderlecht as Slimani scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute.
Despite Villarreal's best efforts to even the score, Anderlecht held on to their advantage and finished the match 0-1. Villarreal made two more substitutions in the 72nd minute: J.L. Morales replaced Y. Pino and G. Moreno instead of N. Jackson. Anderlecht made the last substitution in the 87th minute: F. Amouza replaced M. Stroikens. There were a total of four yellow cards in the match: Anderlecht got three and Villarreal one. Anderlecht's M. Murillo was given a yellow card in the 18th minute. Й. Vercheren was given a yellow card in the 67th minute, while I. Slimani was red carded in the 70th minute. Villarreal's I. Pino received a yellow card in the 69th minute, followed by J. Cuenca in the 79th minute and M. Ashimeru of Anderlecht in the 83rd minute. Overall, the match was a good match between two strong teams. Anderlecht's win earned them three points, which brought them closer to reaching the knockout stage. Villarreal, on the other hand, will be looking to improve their results in the upcoming matches.
Villarreal v Anderlecht - 0:1. Conference League. Review of the match, statistics.Statistics of the match Villarreal vs Anderlecht:
| Villarreal | Anderlecht | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 21 | Shots | 11 |
| 5 | Blocked kicks | 6 |
| 15 | Kicks from the penalty area | 6 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 18 | Violations | 9 |
| 12 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 63% | Ball possession | 37% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 8 |
| 527 | Total assists | 315 |
| 461 | Accurate passes | 244 |
| 87% | Accuracy of transmissions | 77% |
