Xerez 2-1 Villarreal: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 18 October 2009
Result
Xerez 2-1 Villarreal
La Liga · Sunday 18 October 2009, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Xerez 2-1 Villarreal: match report
Xerez defeated Villarreal 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday 18 October 2009. The half-time score was 1-1.
Robert Pirès opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Xerez's goals came from Mario Bermejo (42') and Antoñito (80'). Villarreal scored through Robert Pirès (18').
Discipline: Xerez received 2 yellow cards; Villarreal received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Xerez were 20th on 2 points from 6 and Villarreal 19th on 3 points from 6. Xerez went on to finish that season 20th with 34 points, and Villarreal 7th with 56.
Xerez lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Villarreal in a 4-4-2.
Going into the match Xerez's last five read D-D-L-L-L and Villarreal's D-L-L-L-D.
Key events
- 18'Goal · Robert Pirès
- 42'Goal · Mario Bermejo
- 70'Yellow card · Francis
- 74'Yellow card · Diego Godín
- 80'Goal · Antoñito
- 80'Yellow card · Diego López
- 80'Yellow card · Gonzalo Rodríguez
- 81'Yellow card · Senna
- 87'Second yellow · Gonzalo Rodríguez
- 89'Yellow card · Renan
Team news
Xerez line-up (4-2-3-1)
Renan, Leandro Gioda, Francis, David Prieto, Aythami Artiles, Álex Bergantiños, Viqueira, Emiliano Armenteros, Carlos Calvo, Mario Bermejo, Mendoza
Villarreal line-up (4-4-2)
Diego López, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Diego Godín, Joan Capdevila, Javi Venta, Robert Pirès, Santi Cazorla, Senna, Bruno, Llorente, Giuseppe Rossi