The former Levante manager was pleased with their performance at El Madrigal, hailing the 1-2 win as a deserved victory against a tough opponent.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Castro-c11103 gave Los Azulones the impetus in the opening phase of the match, hitting the back of the net with the scoreboard reading 6 minutes.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nilmar-c28044 equalized for the outfit from Vila-real in closing stages of the opening half, but had to see Abdelaziz Barrada scoring the eventual winner after the interval.
Getafe manager, Luis Garcia Plaza, was happy with his side’s performance against a disciplined team and stated that the win will help them achieve their season’s goal by the end of the year.
Plaza was full of praise for Villarreal players, Borja Valero and Cani, and commented that they had to keep the duo in check for the whole night or else they would have taken the fixture out of their reach.
“If we win the next game then we are very close to achieving our first objective.”
“In this game we had to deny both http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cani-c8305 space, something we believed was key to the result, and we played well on the counter-attack as well as in defence,” he said.
The former Atletico Madrid centre-back admitted that they were fortunate to have lady luck on their side, as they sent two in the Yellow Submarine’s net.
“The fairness of victory depends on goals and sometimes throughout the season you have luck and sometimes not. This time we had that fortune,” he concluded.
With Plaza jubilant in Los Azulones win, Villarreal coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/José-c19246 Francisco Molina, was unimpressed by his team’s performance on the night.
The former Villarreal B coach could not understand the prolificacy of his players, who failed to hit the back of the net despite dominating most of the game.
“We dominated this game but had trouble getting behind their defence, something that cost us dearly.”
The Yellow Submarine need to get their act together as La Liga enters its final stretch. With 12 league games remaining in the campaign, Villarreal find themselves hovering just outside relegation slots in 17th place, with only 27 points.
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