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Málaga vs Villarreal

U.S. Open Cup
Málaga
0-3-3
1-3
Final
Villarreal
1-2-3
La Rosaleda

Match pulse

MCFAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTVIL
37%Possession63%
5Shots16
1On target7
4Corners8
3Saves0
17Fouls10
34'José SalinasMCF42'Ilias AkhomachVIL68'David LarrubiaMCF70'Einar GalileaMCF79'Ramón EnríquezMCF85'Alfonso HerreroMCF
Team1H2HT
MCF101
VIL213

Who won: Villarreal 3-1

Villarreal beat Málaga 3-1 on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at La Rosaleda. Goals for Málaga: Carlos Dotor (12'). Goals for Villarreal: Alberto Moleiro (40') and Pape Gueye (45'+2', 86' pen).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Pape GueyeSUB
  2. 27.7Alberto MoleiroCF-R
  3. 37.3Ayoze PérezCF-L
  4. 46.7Carlos DotorCM-L
  5. 56.6Tajon BuchananLM
  6. 66.6Ilias AkhomachRM
  7. 76.5Juan CruzRM
  8. 86.3Renato VeigaCD-L
  9. 96.3Sergi CardonaLB
  10. 106.3Nathan SalibaCM-R
  11. 116.2Alex FreemanRB
  12. 126.1Pau NavarroCD-R

Team stats

MCFVIL
17Fouls10
5Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides3
4Corner Kicks8
3Saves0
37.1Possession62.9
5SHOTS16
1ON GOAL7
0.2On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
281Accurate Passes538
347Passes598
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses6
12Crosses19
0.1Cross %0.3
43Long Balls51
18Accurate Long Balls34
0.4Long Balls %0.7
0Blocked Shots4
21Effective Tackles7
26Tackles12
0.8Tackle %0.6
8Interceptions7
26Effective Clearances13
26Clearances13

Player of the game

Pape Gueye

VIL · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

3%
MCF · 0.64 xG
9%
Draw
89%
VIL · 2.93 xG

Villarreal created better chances: they win this game 89% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Malaga 1, Villarreal 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Malaga 1, Villarreal 3.
  3. 90'+5'Tajon Buchanan

    Foul

    Foul by Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal).

  4. 90'+5'VIL

    Free kick won

    Rafita (Malaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Offside

    Offside, Villarreal. Sergi Cardona is caught offside.

  6. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by David Larrubia (Malaga).

  8. 90'+3'Tajon Buchanan

    Free kick won

    Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 90'+3'MCF

    Foul

    Foul by Rafita (Malaga).

  10. 90'+2'VIL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Rafita.

  11. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Carlos Romero (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tajon Buchanan.

    C. Romero

  12. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  13. 89'VIL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ángel Recio.

  14. GOAL86'

    Goal! Penalty

    P. Gueye

    Goal! Malaga 1, Villarreal 3. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    MCF 1 - 3 VIL
  15. 85'

    Yellow card

    Alfonso Herrero (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Herrero

  16. 82'VIL

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: No Goal Malaga 1-2 Villarreal.

  17. 82'

    Deleted after review

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Carlos Romero (Villarreal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  18. 82'MCF

    Foul

    Penalty Villarreal. Carlos Maciá draws a foul in the penalty area.

  19. 82'

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Alfonso Herrero (Malaga) after a foul in the penalty area.

  20. 82'

    Offside

    Offside, Malaga. Adrián Niño is caught offside.

  21. 82'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Adrián Niño (Malaga) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.

  22. 81'MCF

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Malaga. Conceded by Alex Freeman.

  23. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Saliba

    Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Maciá replaces Nathan Saliba.

    C. Macià

  24. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Moleiro

    Substitution, Villarreal. Santiago Mouriño replaces Alberto Moleiro.

    S. Mouriño

  25. 79'

    Yellow card

    Ramón Enríquez (Malaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    R. Enríquez

Leaders

MCFVIL
Total Shots
Chupete
1
Alberto Moleiro
3
Accurate Passes
Einar Galilea
44
Renato Veiga
82
Defensive Interventions
Einar Galilea
13
Sergi Cardona
12
Saves
Alfonso Herrero
3
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Season seriesVIL leads series 3-1-1