Villarreal Snatch Late 2-1 Victory vs Valencia
Valencia and Villarreal met at the Estadio de Mestalla on 24 October 2026 for a LaLiga Round 10 fixture, played in clear, 20-degree conditions before 46,580 spectators. Valencia opened the scoring from the penalty spot through Pepelu in the 38th minute and carried that advantage into the interval, but Villarreal responded after the restart. Alex Freeman headed in the equaliser on 69 minutes, and after both sides were reduced to ten men, Georges Mikautadze struck deep into stoppage time to hand the visitors a dramatic 2-1 win, a result that also saw Valencia's Harvey Elliott sent off late on.
Key Events
14' - Substitution (Valencia): David Otorbi made way for Dani Raba.
34' - Dani Raba (Valencia) was shown a yellow card.
37' - Renato Veiga (Villarreal) was booked with a yellow card.
38' - Pepelu (Valencia) converted a penalty to make it 1-0.
43' - Ayoze Pérez (Villarreal) received a yellow card.
45' - Added time signalled.
45' - Half-time.
59' - Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) was shown a yellow card.
59' - Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) was shown a yellow card.
62' - Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) was booked with a yellow card.
65' - Substitution (Villarreal): Juan Foyth was replaced by Sergi Cardona.
66' - Substitution (Villarreal): Ayoze Pérez made way for Georges Mikautadze.
66' - Substitution (Villarreal): Ilias Akhomach was replaced by Alberto Moleiro.
69' - Sergi Cardona assisted Alex Freeman, who headed in to level the score at 1-1.
70' - Substitution (Valencia): Dani Raba was replaced by Arnau Martínez.
70' - Substitution (Valencia): Javier Guerra made way for Harvey Elliott.
77' - Substitution (Valencia): Justin De Haas was replaced by Hugo Duro.
77' - Substitution (Valencia): Pablo Maffeo made way for Filip Ugrinic.
79' - Pape Gueye (Villarreal) was shown a red card, reducing the visitors to ten men.
82' - Substitution (Villarreal): Gerard Moreno was replaced by Santi Comesaña.
87' - Substitution (Villarreal): Tajon Buchanan made way for Pau Navarro.
89' - Harvey Elliott (Valencia) was shown a yellow card, followed by a second yellow and dismissal, leaving the hosts with ten men.
90' - Added time signalled.
90 + 6' - Georges Mikautadze (Villarreal) scored to make it 2-1.
90' - Full-time.
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