A goal from the youth squad Rodri Sanchez at game time gave the three points Betis (1-0), who maintains his idyll with the Benito Villamarín stadium, in which they already have a full three wins at the start of LaLiga, which also meant that a direct rival in the upper part of the table such as Villarreal lost for the first time in the championship and he conceded his first goal.
In the first part it was the away team the one that dominated the situation better and enjoyed the best chances to scorebut he forgave, while in the second Betis came out with one more gear and achieved the goal that gave him the victory and keeps him in the Champions League position after the fifth day.
It was an important test for two teams that have started the championship very well and that do not hide their aspirations to be this season at the top of the table in the dispute to enter continental tournaments again, in which both also started their journey on the right foot on Thursday, in the case of the Sevillians in the Europa League and in the case of the people from Castellón in the Conference League.
Both also appeared in the Andalusian capital with casualties, such as midfielder Nabil Fekir at Betis, who was injured last week at the Santiago Bernabéu, and Juanmi Jiménez and central defender Víctor Ruiz, who left the match with ailments of the Europa League last Thursday in Helsinki.
Villarreal could not count on the injured Alberto Moreno, Arnaut Danjuma, pepe queen y Juan Foythwho was joined this week by Manu Trigueros, who also came out of the European match diminished, although the eleven that Villamarín was the usual in the matches of the first days of LaLiga.
Everything even that was presumed the shock was translated into respect in the early stagesas a kind of trial to know the disposition of the rival, but with the passing of the minutes and more due to errors in the exits of the ball, the first approximations arrived with danger.
started them the local team with shots from Brazilian winger Luis Herique and midfielder Sergio Canales and the visitor replied with a double shot in the same play by Gerard Moreno and Senegalese Nicolas Jackson.
The best of all until then came from Unai Emery’s team and in the boots of an ex-Betic, the Argentine Gio Lo Celso, and Gerard Moreno, but the former did not know how to define only against the Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva and the latter did not. He was resolute inside the small area.
Villarreal forgave before the first half hour was up and after the break for hydration, Betis sought to be more protagonist with the ball to give play to its wingers and also Borja Iglesias, and thus forced several corner kicks that put their rivals in trouble, although again it was the visitor Jackson who that he did not know how to resolve against Rui Silva before the break.
In the second half, Gerad Moreno (m.52) was soon injured and Villarreal lost one of his most active men in attack and this coincided with a step forward for the team coached by Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, who had more depth and through Borja Iglesias created a dangerous play, but the ball went wide.
Who was more precise a quarter of an hour after the restart was Rodri after a good serve from Luiz Henrique, which also meant the first goal that Villarreal conceded in the current league championship.
With a lot of game still ahead, Betis knew how to control the game and the minutes against a rival that couldn’t find the resources to score and take at least the tie.
Datasheet:
1 – Betis: Rui Silva; Sabaly, Pezzella, Luiz Philip, Alex Moreno; Guido Rodriguez, William Carvalho; Luiz Henry (Guard, m.84), Channels, Rodri (Aitor Ruibal, m.69); and Borja Churches (Willian Joseph, m.89).
0 – Villarreal: Rulli; Kiko Femenía, Raúl Albiol, Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza (Mojica, m.71); Capoue (Coquelin, m.71), Dani Parejo, Yeremy Pino (Chukwueze, m.54), Gio Lo Celso; Gerard Moreno (Álex Baena, m.54) and Nico Jackson (Morales, m.78).
Gol: 1-0, M.61: Rodri.
Referee: Richard of Burgos Bengoechea (Basque Committee). He warned visitor Yeremy Pino (m.40) and local Guardado (m.89).
Incidences: Match of the fifth day of LaLiga Santander played at the Benito Villamarín stadium before 53,276 spectators. Before the match, the squad for the 2022-23 season of Coosur Betis, the Endesa Basketball League team, was presented on the pitch. Striker Borja Iglesias, for his part, showed the trophy for best player in LaLiga to the stands last August. A minute of silence was observed in memory of the Betis player between 1973 and 1977, Fernando Lobato Romero, who recently passed away.
