Villarreal vs Getafe

Match summary

Villarreal beat Getafe 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Tajon Buchanan put Villarreal ahead in the 80th minute and Carlos Romero made it 2-0 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 22-9 to Villarreal, with 7 on target for Villarreal and 1 for Getafe.

Villarreal dominated proceedings in their La Liga fixture against Getafe, registering 72 percent possession and 22 shots compared to the visitors' 9 attempts. The home side controlled the pitch with 565 completed passes at 86 percent accuracy, forcing Getafe into 13 fouls and defending effectively to concede just 1 shot on target from 9 total efforts. Villarreal generated 7 shots on target from their dominant territory, winning 9 corners and keeping Getafe restricted to 28 percent possession and 17 dangerous attacks over the course of the ninety minutes.

Following a goalless first half that saw Getafe's Mario Martín booked in the 32nd minute, the disciplinary count grew with a yellow card for Nemanja Gudelj in the 62nd minute. After a flurry of tactical substitutions from both managers, Villarreal broke the deadlock in the 80th minute when Tajon Buchanan scored with a right foot shot. Carlos Romero then sealed the victory in the 90+1st minute with another right foot shot, bringing the final score to 2-0 after yellow cards were also shown to Villarreal players Santi Comesaña and Renato Veiga.