Villareal-Granada, As if Ignoring the Back Line

DBasia.news –  Villarreal CF and Granada CF seem to need to realize that they have started the La Liga competition and not in the pre-season again. When the two met at the Ceramica Stadium on Saturday (17/8) or Sunday early morning Western Indonesian Time, Villarreal and Granada ended in a 4-4 draw.

This rain of goals was caused by the quality of the game of both teams that seemed to not care about the defense. Both Villarreal and Granada both played so openly and made it easy for both teams to exploit each other.

Despite appearing as a guest team, Granada dared to shake the Ceramica Stadium. In the first minutes, the team nicknamed Nazaríes was constantly pressing Villarreal.

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Diego Martinez as Granada coach put Fede Vico, Antonio Puertas and Alvaro Vadillo behind Roberto Soldado. The fluidity of the attack line makes Villarreal overwhelmed but, fortunately, it can still be overcome.

Villarreal opened the scoring through the white point after Moi Gomez was dropped by Domingos Duarte in the restricted area. Santi Cazorla who became the executor was able to carry out their duties properly.

Villarreal’s advantage only lasted ten minutes. The referee once again pointed to the white point, and this time for Granada because they considered violations of Soldado. Fede Vico who was appointed as the executor successfully carried out his duties.

After the break, Villarreal pounded sporadically. The result, Moi Gomez scored his first goal for Villarreal in the official match in the 53rd minute. But unfortunately, as a result of defenses that can be said to be dilapidated, they must be missed again after Rubén Pena scored an own goal (minute 62). Intending to block the ball that leads to Machis, Pena actually netted the ball into his net.

Pena pays for his mistakes, he manages to take advantage of the defense of Granada’s defense by sending a mature pass that was successfully converted into a goal by Gerard Moreno in the 65th minute. Eight minutes later, Villarreal added their lead through a goal from Samuel Chukwueze.

Villarreal have the opportunity to end the match 4-2. But due to how open play is, Granada successfully stole two goals in minutes 75 and 81 through Roberto Soldado and Puertas. For Soldado, himself, with one goal scored, he is the only player in La Liga who has scored with six different teams (Villarreal, Granada, Real Madrid, CA Osasuna, Getafe CF, Valencia CF).

Meanwhile, Javier Calleja as Villarreal coach claimed two goals scored by Granada in the final period. “I was upset with how we played in the first round. We should be able to look full of determination and implement the game. We are so careless and it affects the defense. The problem of defense is a matter that needs to be addressed,” Calleja said after the match.