Silence Panathinaikos, Villarreal Guard Asa To Fall Phase

Villarreal managed to get three points when they faced Panathinaikos at the 2023/2024 Europa LEga (Instagram/@villarreallfc).

JAKARTA - Villarreal earned three points at home to Panathinaikos at the Estadio de la Ceramica on the fifth matchday of Group F of the Europa League 2023/2024, Friday, December 1, 2023, early morning WIB.

Yellow Submarine silenced the visitors with a score of 3-2. An additional three points led them to occupy runners-up in the standings with nine points behind Rennes (12 points).

The hosts managed to lead two goals in the first half of the match. Not even half an hour away, Villarreal opened the lead for Alex Beana's goal in the 29th minute.

Five minutes later, it was Santi Comesana's turn to enter the scoreboard after using Jose Luis Morales' pass.

In the second half Villarreal moved further away. Marcelino Garcia's team scored their third goal when the second half game had only been running for seven minutes.

Jose Luis Morales, who previously provided assists for Santi Comesana's goal, is now a goal contributor.

Panathinaikos is actually not silent and is under pressure. They also gave fierce resistance.

Evidently, their possession record is at 45 percent. The creation of opportunities is also not inferior by packing 10 attempts compared to 11 belonging to the host.

However, the visitors were not effective. They only pack three shots directed at the total of their efforts.

Very lame with Villarreal's effectiveness of collecting nine chances on target from all of their trials.

Panathinaikos' efforts to catch up only bore fruit in the 66th minute through Sebastian Palacios' goal.

The goal was born after the visitors bombarded the hosts repeatedly. Six minutes before opening the tap, Panathinaikos actually managed to shake Villarreal's net.

However, the referee ruled out the goal in the 60th minute after a video assistant referee (VAR) review.

Four minutes later, Panathinaikos again had the opportunity to reduce the gap through the spot. However, the Ioanidis Fotis penalty failed to be executed properly.

After the first goal, Panathinaikos began to break down the opponent's defense frequently. Their efforts only paid off in the 81st minute.

Ioanidis paid for the mistake of failing a penalty with Panathinaikos' second goal after using Vilhena's pass.

The visitors' goal range stopped there, as did Villarreal. As a result, the 3-2 score for the hosts lasted until the game was over.