Las Palmas got their first away win by defeating Villarreal

Feeling good after their victory in the Europa League, Villarreal went into a duel with a team in this league. I still didn’t know about the away victory against Las Palmas And? He has not been able to score a single goal as a guest player so far. So he tried to lift his spirits with the first chance four minutes later, after Norwegian Alexander Sörloth’s cross from the left wing was finished by Yeremy Pino and Álvaro Valles caught it.

But visiting coach Javier García Pimienta was clear about the cracks in Pacheta’s team and where he could make a difference in terms of causing damage in attack. palm trees He stood in the field, taking advantage of the distance between the defensive line and the yellow goal. a strategy with long balls that resulted in a duel between Filip Jorgensen and Javi Muñoz for the high ball, won by the Danish goalkeeper.

Sorloth became the yellow leader He started looking for goals with his instability, but failed to turn his plays into goals. While the Norwegian football player was inches away from passing Villarreal with his header after a corner close to the post (m.26), Yeremy Pino also added his talent, but the Canary defense blocked his way.

Meanwhile, Las Palmas responded with high pressure on locals. quickly retreated To avoid the attacks of Villarreal, who had another chance with a powerful long shot from Frenchman Etienne Capoue, which Valles caught in two halves.

Already in extra timeYeremy Pino left the field unwell after his foul on Sergi Cardona. Coco’s serve hit the entire team, surprising Jorgensen, who didn’t even move (d.47).

After the break, Villarreal had almost no time to recover from a last-gasp goal. Algerian Aissa Mandi touched the ball from the free kick and Marc Cardona scored the second goal with a centered shot from 11 meters (m.51).

Villarreal, who had the best chance in the first half, was condemned by two actions, but He started chasing the goal in the second act And Pacheta changed the system to play with three centre-backs We focused on attack, hoping for Gerard Moreno, who entered the game in the 75th minute.

But Saúl Coco used his defense and blurred Sorloth, who failed to appear with the same intensity, while Capoue tried again with a fierce shot that Valles cleared. Villarreal had just 11 minutes of added time remaining and Gerard scored a superb goal to keep the locals’ hopes alive (min. 92). They were very close to linking Alberto Moreno’s actions And morales.