On 3 March, one of the matches of the 27th round of the Spanish football championship took place. Villarreal (Spain) and Granada (Spain) met.
Spanish Championship, 27th round
Villarreal (Spain) - Granada (Spain) - 5:1 (3:0)
Goals: A. Serlot (7), A. Serlot (19), Etienne Capoue (32), Gonzalo Guedes (47), A. Serlot (66) - T. Corbeanu (90+1) - T. Corbeanu (90+1). Corbeanu (90+1)
Warnings: K. Piatkowski (15)
In a recent La Liga match at the Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal scored a confident victory over Granada. At half-time the score was 3-0 in favour of Villarreal, and by the end of the game they had a convincing 5-1 victory. Villarreal took the lead early in the match and A. Sorloth opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Granada CF was unable to respond and received a yellow card in the 15th minute. Villarreal continued to press and Sorlot scored his second goal of the match in the 19th minute. E. Capoue further increased Villarreal's lead with a goal in the 32nd minute. The second half started with Villarreal making two substitutions, bringing on E. Bailey and G. Moreno.
In the 47th minute, G. Guedes added another goal for Villarreal, increasing the lead to 4-0. Granada made two substitutions, trying to turn the tide of the match. Despite this, Villarreal continued to dominate and in the 66th minute, Sorloth completed his hat-trick with a goal. Granada managed to get back on track thanks to T. Corbean's goal in the 90th minute, but it was not enough to change the outcome of the match. The match ended 5-1 in favour of Villarreal. It was a strong performance by the home team, who demonstrated their skill in attack and reliability in defence. In the upcoming matches Granada will try to get back, and Villarreal - to consolidate the victory to take a higher place in the standings.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Betis - Villarreal, Granada - Real C-dad.
| Villarreal | Granada | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kicks to the goal | 3 |
| 16 | Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty kicks | 6 |
| 12 | Offences | 15 |
| 6 | Corner | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 48% | Ball possession | 52% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Keeper saves | 5 |
| 436 | Total assists | 457 |
| 368 | Accurate assists | 388 |
| 84% | Accuracy of passes | 85% |