Villarreal has beaten Granada 3-2 in a pulsating Spanish league game. The visitors scored three times in quick succession only for Granada to counter twice before halftime. However, neither side could score in a pulsating second half and Villarreeal took all three points. Gerard Moreno was the star man for Villarreal, scoring twice in five minutes.
GRANADA, Spain — Villarreal scored three times in the opening half hour en route to a hard-fought 3-2 win over Granada in the Spanish league on Monday.
The visitor was 3-0 up within 28 minutes before Ricard Sánchez and Myrto Uzini pulled goals back for the home side before halftime. Gerardo Moreno was the standout player for Villarreal, scoring his fifth and sixth goals in eight games. Moreno opened the scoring from close range after 18 minutes then converted a penalty five minutes later. Alexander Sørloth added a third with 28 minutes gone.Mainz lifts Anwar El Ghazi’s suspension for social media post about Israel-Hamas war
Sánchez scored with an angled shot from the right after 29 minutes, and although Granada’s hope was raised by a superb second from Uzini five minutes later it could not find the equalizer in a pulsating second half.
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