4-2: A brilliant Morales move Villarreal closer to the Conference League group stage

Morales invited everyone to his house on his first European night, a bit decaffeinated for Villarreal as it was a cheap first leg match before the Conference Leagueemotional for the Comandante, who served his first purposes as a ‘groguet’ -two- and an aid to ‘his’ City of Valencia of a life against a stubborn Hajduk Split, answered at the beginning and at the end.

The Croatian team was interrupted in the first minute with a goal from Livaja but José Luis Morales will not allow more rudeness from the guest, which has already been overcome in the first half: he equalized with an individual action in the 14th minute, and after Livaja’s own goal, he calmed down in 33′ with the other two and ended the party before the break by giving Gerard Moreno fourth. However, Ezio gave Hajduk Split some hope with a 4-2 penalty in the 85th minute. Good launch of first match of a Spanish team in the Conference League.

The afternoon lacked stimulation. The middle of August, recent preseason, on loan in a Ciutat de València that is not full and returned to Europe in a preview of third continental competition against the semi-unknown Hajduk Split when the last precedent was in the semifinals of the Champions League against the mighty and famous Liverpool. Too much laziness for a Villarreal who rushed early and suffered an unpleasant goal awakening in the first minute from Livaja to a pass by Biuk who calmly crossed the area to the final shot. Maybe offside, but, no VARthere was uncertainty.

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Hajduk Split wanted to turn what should have been a relaxing summer afternoon into a storm for Villarreal. Oblivious to their little fame, the team of Valdas Dambrauskas he showed daring and good taste, guarding the ball, moving it around, and keeping it even when the ‘groguet’ team came looking for it across the field.

deprived of Alberto Moreno, Danjuma and Trigueros due to damage – and with peer apart from the other starters on the bench-, it is difficult for Villarreal to have fun, predictable and slow in their game, only finding the inspiration to break the lines when they go down to receive Gerald Moreno. Although the goal is still missing, but here, without the need for any previous process or application of good football, there is a boy who knows all the shortcuts of the Ciutat de València and he happily shows them to the team of ‘groguet’. The seemingly innocent past Chukwueze center is one of those tricky and treacherous slaloms by Jose Luis Morales.

He got speed, quality and accuracy in one action and then a dizzying double dribble He sealed a shot that fit just wide of the post. His usual virtues to know the feeling of scoring with Villarreal in his stadium of a lifetime. He already knew that, because of the jobs at La Cerámica, he would change his shirt but not his home until January, but his first goal should be to come home himself. absolute honesty himself and his feelings the Commander to restore order.

Morales gave Villarreal joy and confidence, who soon found a second courtesy of the same Hajduk Split scorer, Livaja, this time finishing a free kick that the emerging player took into his own goal. Alex Baena. A simple contest that turned into a complex one no longer had any difficulties or tactical mysteries for Villarreal, who could now hold the ball to stifle Croatian counter-attacks. In that case, Morales’ scene will be messed up.

Fast but also smart, the striker also took the initiative to understand one of the unknowns that escaped from the Castellón team. Chukwueze He is closed by up to three players when he receives on the right wing, so it is a matter of breaking into spaces that are free. Morales, insightful to undetectablefiltered through the central defenders and hit the first touch in the one-on-one, turning the Nigerian’s brilliant pass into a goal (minute 34, 3-1).

The hyperactive Morales ran as if it was his backyard -in fact it was-, and he did it again in the last game of the first half to serve Gerard Moreno the fourth in a kickback. The only consolation for the weakened Hajduk Split in the second half is that Morales’ fun exercise has been conditioned by Villarreal’s relaxation exercise in the second half so he won’t suffer any more.

So, at the will of the ‘Comandante’ and his troops, it seems that there will not be many incidents in the second half beyond the changes and the premiere as the ‘groguet’ of Celsus. And, indeed, it seems, because Villarreal was cornered in his composure and allowed more events to take place than desired. No Morales -changed to 72′-, Marco Ezio he scored the 4-2 penalty in the 85th minute and the Croats came 4-3 in some action. The return, on August 26. In the first leg, the ‘Comandante’ restored order and Villarreal almost lost it without him.