{"id":319940,"date":"2024-08-31T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/valioso-empate-en-mestalla-1-1\/"},"modified":"2024-09-01T00:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T22:00:07","slug":"a-hard-fought-draw-at-mestalla-1-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villarrealcf.es\/en\/a-hard-fought-draw-at-mestalla-1-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A hard-fought draw at Mestalla (1-1)"},"content":{"protected":false,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal got a point from their visit to Mestalla (1-1). The Yellows drew against Los Che in a match which was affected by Pape Gueye\u2019s expulsion halfway through the second half. Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1004939080?dnt=1&app_id=122963","poster":""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. With 1-0 on the scoreboard, Valencia -who scored from their first chance of the game- were not troubling the away side\u2019s area either."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the final stretch of the half, Villarreal had their best chance so far. Ayoze headed into the heart of the box from Yeremy\u2019s cross from the right. His shot, although promising, went wide."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows improved their play in the closing stages. So much so that, in the last move of the first half, the Submarine equalised when Ayoze scored from the edge of the area. The player from Tenerife received a magnificent assist from Santi Comesa\u00f1a, who received between the lines and played his first touch with great talent. 1-1 at half-time at Mestalla."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At the half-time break, Marcelino took off Dani Parejo, bringing on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On returning from the changing rooms, Marcelino replaced Dani Parejo and brought on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs and a lively approach to hurt Valencia in the second half. The Sybmarine\u2019s first dangerous move of the second half came through the boots of the Morocco international. He got away from Jes\u00fas V\u00e1zquez in a one-on-one situation, went into the box and laid the ball off for Barry, who smashed the ball past Mamardashvili. The Groguets were also unsuccessful with the rebound, which fell to Yeremy Pino."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal started the second half better, but went losing strength as the minutes went on due to fatigue. The lack of experienced alternatives from the bench due to a number of absentees for the Groguets made things difficult for Marcelino. Even more so, when in the 68th minute, Villarreal were left with ten men after the sending off of Pape Gueye, who saw a second yellow card after stopping a counter attack."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Terrats came on for Yeremy to strengthen the middle of the pitch. A minute after the Yellows were left a man down, Luis Rioja hit the post after getting on the end of a cutback from Foulquier. Mestalla got behind their men and Marcelino\u2019s side had to suffer, dig in and defend with numerical disadvantage."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Groguets tried to keep the score as it is, as Valencia brought on fresh faces off the bench. With a lot of hard work, the Submarine held on to the draw and got an important point at Mestalla."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/widgets.besoccerapps.com\/scripts\/widgets?type=match_detail&match=6321&season=2025&flag=escudo&style=villarreal","poster":""}],"structured":{"summary":{"text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes Villarreal got a point from their visit to Mestalla (1-1). The Yellows drew against Los Che in a match which was affected by Pape Gueye\u2019s expulsion halfway through the second half. Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener. Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games. The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0. Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space. In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside. The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. With 1-0 on the scoreboard, Valencia -who scored from their first chance of the game- were not troubling the away side\u2019s area either. In the final stretch of the half, Villarreal had their best chance so far. Ayoze headed into the heart of the box from Yeremy\u2019s cross from the right. His shot, although promising, went wide. The Yellows improved their play in the closing stages. So much so that, in the last move of the first half, the Submarine equalised when Ayoze scored from the edge of the area. The player from Tenerife received a magnificent assist from Santi Comesa\u00f1a, who received between the lines and played his first touch with great talent. 1-1 at half-time at Mestalla. At the half-time break, Marcelino took off Dani Parejo, bringing on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs On returning from the changing rooms, Marcelino replaced Dani Parejo and brought on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs and a lively approach to hurt Valencia in the second half. The Sybmarine\u2019s first dangerous move of the second half came through the boots of the Morocco international. He got away from Jes\u00fas V\u00e1zquez in a one-on-one situation, went into the box and laid the ball off for Barry, who smashed the ball past Mamardashvili. The Groguets were also unsuccessful with the rebound, which fell to Yeremy Pino. Villarreal started the second half better, but went losing strength as the minutes went on due to fatigue. The lack of experienced alternatives from the bench due to a number of absentees for the Groguets made things difficult for Marcelino. Even more so, when in the 68th minute, Villarreal were left with ten men after the sending off of Pape Gueye, who saw a second yellow card after stopping a counter attack. Terrats came on for Yeremy to strengthen the middle of the pitch. A minute after the Yellows were left a man down, Luis Rioja hit the post after getting on the end of a cutback from Foulquier. Mestalla got behind their men and Marcelino\u2019s side had to suffer, dig in and defend with numerical disadvantage. The Groguets tried to keep the score as it is, as Valencia brought on fresh faces off the bench. With a lot of hard work, the Submarine held on to the draw and got an important point at Mestalla.","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes"}],"buttons":[],"images":[],"counts":{"blocks":16,"headings":1,"texts":13,"buttons":0,"images":0}},"sections":[{"id":"section-1","title":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes","text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes Villarreal got a point from their visit to Mestalla (1-1). The Yellows drew against Los Che in a match which was affected by Pape Gueye\u2019s expulsion halfway through the second half. Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener. Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games. The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0. Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space. In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside. The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. With 1-0 on the scoreboard, Valencia -who scored from their first chance of the game- were not troubling the away side\u2019s area either. In the final stretch of the half, Villarreal had their best chance so far. Ayoze headed into the heart of the box from Yeremy\u2019s cross from the right. His shot, although promising, went wide. The Yellows improved their play in the closing stages. So much so that, in the last move of the first half, the Submarine equalised when Ayoze scored from the edge of the area. The player from Tenerife received a magnificent assist from Santi Comesa\u00f1a, who received between the lines and played his first touch with great talent. 1-1 at half-time at Mestalla. At the half-time break, Marcelino took off Dani Parejo, bringing on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs On returning from the changing rooms, Marcelino replaced Dani Parejo and brought on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs and a lively approach to hurt Valencia in the second half. The Sybmarine\u2019s first dangerous move of the second half came through the boots of the Morocco international. He got away from Jes\u00fas V\u00e1zquez in a one-on-one situation, went into the box and laid the ball off for Barry, who smashed the ball past Mamardashvili. The Groguets were also unsuccessful with the rebound, which fell to Yeremy Pino. Villarreal started the second half better, but went losing strength as the minutes went on due to fatigue. The lack of experienced alternatives from the bench due to a number of absentees for the Groguets made things difficult for Marcelino. Even more so, when in the 68th minute, Villarreal were left with ten men after the sending off of Pape Gueye, who saw a second yellow card after stopping a counter attack. Terrats came on for Yeremy to strengthen the middle of the pitch. A minute after the Yellows were left a man down, Luis Rioja hit the post after getting on the end of a cutback from Foulquier. Mestalla got behind their men and Marcelino\u2019s side had to suffer, dig in and defend with numerical disadvantage. The Groguets tried to keep the score as it is, as Valencia brought on fresh faces off the bench. With a lot of hard work, the Submarine held on to the draw and got an important point at Mestalla.","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes"}],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal got a point from their visit to Mestalla (1-1). The Yellows drew against Los Che in a match which was affected by Pape Gueye\u2019s expulsion halfway through the second half. Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. With 1-0 on the scoreboard, Valencia -who scored from their first chance of the game- were not troubling the away side\u2019s area either."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the final stretch of the half, Villarreal had their best chance so far. Ayoze headed into the heart of the box from Yeremy\u2019s cross from the right. His shot, although promising, went wide."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows improved their play in the closing stages. So much so that, in the last move of the first half, the Submarine equalised when Ayoze scored from the edge of the area. The player from Tenerife received a magnificent assist from Santi Comesa\u00f1a, who received between the lines and played his first touch with great talent. 1-1 at half-time at Mestalla."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At the half-time break, Marcelino took off Dani Parejo, bringing on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On returning from the changing rooms, Marcelino replaced Dani Parejo and brought on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs and a lively approach to hurt Valencia in the second half. The Sybmarine\u2019s first dangerous move of the second half came through the boots of the Morocco international. He got away from Jes\u00fas V\u00e1zquez in a one-on-one situation, went into the box and laid the ball off for Barry, who smashed the ball past Mamardashvili. The Groguets were also unsuccessful with the rebound, which fell to Yeremy Pino."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal started the second half better, but went losing strength as the minutes went on due to fatigue. The lack of experienced alternatives from the bench due to a number of absentees for the Groguets made things difficult for Marcelino. Even more so, when in the 68th minute, Villarreal were left with ten men after the sending off of Pape Gueye, who saw a second yellow card after stopping a counter attack."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Terrats came on for Yeremy to strengthen the middle of the pitch. A minute after the Yellows were left a man down, Luis Rioja hit the post after getting on the end of a cutback from Foulquier. Mestalla got behind their men and Marcelino\u2019s side had to suffer, dig in and defend with numerical disadvantage."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Groguets tried to keep the score as it is, as Valencia brought on fresh faces off the bench. With a lot of hard work, the Submarine held on to the draw and got an important point at Mestalla."}],"buttons":[],"images":[],"widgets":[],"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal got a point from their visit to Mestalla (1-1). The Yellows drew against Los Che in a match which was affected by Pape Gueye\u2019s expulsion halfway through the second half. Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1004939080?dnt=1&app_id=122963","poster":""},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. With 1-0 on the scoreboard, Valencia -who scored from their first chance of the game- were not troubling the away side\u2019s area either."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the final stretch of the half, Villarreal had their best chance so far. Ayoze headed into the heart of the box from Yeremy\u2019s cross from the right. His shot, although promising, went wide."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Yellows improved their play in the closing stages. So much so that, in the last move of the first half, the Submarine equalised when Ayoze scored from the edge of the area. The player from Tenerife received a magnificent assist from Santi Comesa\u00f1a, who received between the lines and played his first touch with great talent. 1-1 at half-time at Mestalla."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"At the half-time break, Marcelino took off Dani Parejo, bringing on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On returning from the changing rooms, Marcelino replaced Dani Parejo and brought on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs and a lively approach to hurt Valencia in the second half. The Sybmarine\u2019s first dangerous move of the second half came through the boots of the Morocco international. He got away from Jes\u00fas V\u00e1zquez in a one-on-one situation, went into the box and laid the ball off for Barry, who smashed the ball past Mamardashvili. The Groguets were also unsuccessful with the rebound, which fell to Yeremy Pino."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal started the second half better, but went losing strength as the minutes went on due to fatigue. The lack of experienced alternatives from the bench due to a number of absentees for the Groguets made things difficult for Marcelino. Even more so, when in the 68th minute, Villarreal were left with ten men after the sending off of Pape Gueye, who saw a second yellow card after stopping a counter attack."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Terrats came on for Yeremy to strengthen the middle of the pitch. A minute after the Yellows were left a man down, Luis Rioja hit the post after getting on the end of a cutback from Foulquier. Mestalla got behind their men and Marcelino\u2019s side had to suffer, dig in and defend with numerical disadvantage."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Groguets tried to keep the score as it is, as Valencia brought on fresh faces off the bench. With a lot of hard work, the Submarine held on to the draw and got an important point at Mestalla."},{"type":"video","kind":"iframe","url":"https:\/\/widgets.besoccerapps.com\/scripts\/widgets?type=match_detail&match=6321&season=2025&flag=escudo&style=villarreal","poster":""}]}],"hero":{"id":"section-1","title":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes","text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes Villarreal got a point from their visit to Mestalla (1-1). The Yellows drew against Los Che in a match which was affected by Pape Gueye\u2019s expulsion halfway through the second half. Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener. Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games. The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0. Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space. In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside. The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. With 1-0 on the scoreboard, Valencia -who scored from their first chance of the game- were not troubling the away side\u2019s area either. In the final stretch of the half, Villarreal had their best chance so far. Ayoze headed into the heart of the box from Yeremy\u2019s cross from the right. His shot, although promising, went wide. The Yellows improved their play in the closing stages. So much so that, in the last move of the first half, the Submarine equalised when Ayoze scored from the edge of the area. The player from Tenerife received a magnificent assist from Santi Comesa\u00f1a, who received between the lines and played his first touch with great talent. 1-1 at half-time at Mestalla. At the half-time break, Marcelino took off Dani Parejo, bringing on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs On returning from the changing rooms, Marcelino replaced Dani Parejo and brought on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs and a lively approach to hurt Valencia in the second half. The Sybmarine\u2019s first dangerous move of the second half came through the boots of the Morocco international. He got away from Jes\u00fas V\u00e1zquez in a one-on-one situation, went into the box and laid the ball off for Barry, who smashed the ball past Mamardashvili. The Groguets were also unsuccessful with the rebound, which fell to Yeremy Pino. Villarreal started the second half better, but went losing strength as the minutes went on due to fatigue. The lack of experienced alternatives from the bench due to a number of absentees for the Groguets made things difficult for Marcelino. Even more so, when in the 68th minute, Villarreal were left with ten men after the sending off of Pape Gueye, who saw a second yellow card after stopping a counter attack. Terrats came on for Yeremy to strengthen the middle of the pitch. A minute after the Yellows were left a man down, Luis Rioja hit the post after getting on the end of a cutback from Foulquier. Mestalla got behind their men and Marcelino\u2019s side had to suffer, dig in and defend with numerical disadvantage. The Groguets tried to keep the score as it is, as Valencia brought on fresh faces off the bench. With a lot of hard work, the Submarine held on to the draw and got an important point at Mestalla.","headings":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Villarreal rescue a point from the Valencian capital after playing with a man down for 25 minutes"}],"texts":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal got a point from their visit to Mestalla (1-1). The Yellows drew against Los Che in a match which was affected by Pape Gueye\u2019s expulsion halfway through the second half. Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. 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Marcelino\u2019s side, with a lot of absentees, dug in during the second half and got a point thanks to Ayoze Perez\u2019s goal just before half-time, which neutralised Hugo Duro\u2019s opener. Villarreal went to Mestalla having won two of their first three games and were comfortably in the upper zone of the table. On the other hand, the home team faced the match with a greater need, having not picked up a single point in their first league games. The Groguets were without some very important players. Marcelino was unable to count on Gerard Moreno, Nicolas Pepe, Juan Foyth, Alfonso Pedraza, Eric Bailly, Willy Kambwala and Denis Su\u00e1rez due to injury, and \u00c1lex Baena, who was away for a break after not being able to enjoy his holidays during the summer due to the European Championship and the Olympic Games. With so many absentees, the head coach had to call up six players from the B team to fill the squad: Etta Eyong, Pau Cabanes, Dani Requena, Pau Navarro, Antonio Espigares and Arnau Sol\u00e0. Both teams showed great respect for each other in the early stages of the game. They alternated possession in the opposition\u2019s half, without creating any great scoring opportunities. The Submarine\u2019s attackers were getting the ball behind the defenders\u2019 backs, but the midfielders were unable to connect good passes into space. In the 24th minute, Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead with a cross at the far post from a corner. The goal went in with some suspense after the action was reviewed for a couple of minutes for a possible positional offside by Diego L\u00f3pez. A leg from Logan Costa played the striker onside. The Submarine were not comfortable on the ball and could not find their strikers. With 1-0 on the scoreboard, Valencia -who scored from their first chance of the game- were not troubling the away side\u2019s area either. In the final stretch of the half, Villarreal had their best chance so far. Ayoze headed into the heart of the box from Yeremy\u2019s cross from the right. His shot, although promising, went wide. The Yellows improved their play in the closing stages. So much so that, in the last move of the first half, the Submarine equalised when Ayoze scored from the edge of the area. The player from Tenerife received a magnificent assist from Santi Comesa\u00f1a, who received between the lines and played his first touch with great talent. 1-1 at half-time at Mestalla. At the half-time break, Marcelino took off Dani Parejo, bringing on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs On returning from the changing rooms, Marcelino replaced Dani Parejo and brought on Ilias Akhomach. Fresh legs and a lively approach to hurt Valencia in the second half. 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