Anderlecht, Panama’s Murillo, eliminates Villarreal

He Villarreal was removed from Conference league after being defeated by Anderlecht this Thursday where the Panamanian plays Michael Amir Murillo (0-1) in a match in which the team from Castellón, the best scorer of the competition, paid dearly for the lack of a shot at the goal of the successful Verbruggen.

in this match Panamanian Murillo He started the match, played all 90 minutes, and received a yellow card in the 18th minute.

In addition, the former player of San Francisco de La Chorrera assisted Slimani for the only goal of the game and Anderlecht’s victory.

Quique Setién’s team created more than enough chances for the round to pass without incident, but they made a mistake in definition and gave life to the opponent who took advantage of one of the many defensive imbalances of the home team for a penalty in the last part. game and kick the people out of Castellón Europe.

Villarreal made an explosive start to the game in which they completely trampled the opponent. With touch, support and clearance play, Villarreal created two scoring opportunities in the first two minutes.

The ever-present Álex Baena in creation and definition led the Castellón team alongside Parejo and the young Terrats, who combined the circulation of the ball with the depth of Chukwueze to subdue anderlecht.

Baena, on two occasions, Morales and Gerard Moreno were close to scoring, although the cleanest was Chukwueze, whose shot was saved for the sticks by the goalkeeper who had already beaten Debast.

He anderlecht was against the ropes, but a series of defensive errors by Villarreal they were going to put him in the game completely. First, Foyth missed a drop shot that Amuzu wanted to use.

Not long after, it was Pepe Reina who set the area on fire with his feet Villarreal that Cuenca switched off in extremis when a goal to the satisfaction of the Belgian team was already foreseen.

These two actions gave confidence anderlecht vertical and direct in attack, and they intimidated Villarreal, who after a few minutes of doubt returned to attack Verbruggen in the last part of the first period.

The Belgian goalkeeper saved his team by saving Baena’s shot, and already in the last minute, with a triple chance, the defense and the crossbar, after Gerardo Moreno’s cross, prevented the first goal of Castellón.

The second half started with a new scare for Villarreal. Murillo He did not know how to take advantage of a bad start under the bat Queen after a corner kick.

Alberto Moreno responded immediately to the cross. Not long after, Verbruggen frustrated Villareal with a double save.

First, he cleared a shot by Pareja, and then miraculously blocked Gerardo Moreno’s shot from the penalty spot.

As the minutes ticked by, the game opened up dangerously and Anderletcht began to gain offensive importance through Amuzu and striker Slimani.

Setién tried to freshen up his team with the introduction of Pino and Jackson, but Anderlecht came as a reward after a good attacking play in which Amuzu, breaking through his lane into the area, voluntarily served Slimani’s goal.

A goal a quarter of an hour after stoppage time broke Villarreal and gave air to the Belgian team, which went on in the final minutes. Setién’s team tried to the end with more heart than play and stroked the equalizer in a Jackson shot that Verbruggen had already taken for a discount.