Sevilla beat Valencia 1-0 in LaLiga, Juan Antonio Iglesias Sánchez scoring late to decide a match the visitors never put on target. Possession belonged more to Valencia. The chances did not.

Match Summary

The first half stayed goalless at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. Valencia had more of the ball without turning it into a shot on target. Ryunosuke Sato was booked before the half-hour, and the sides went in still level.

After the restart the pattern held. Sevilla kept finding shooting positions while Valencia remained blunt. Chidera Ejuke picked up a yellow card just after the hour. With nine minutes of regular time left, Giorgi Kochorashvili set up Juan Antonio Iglesias Sánchez, who scored the only goal of the night. Pablo Maffeo was cautioned as Valencia chased the game. They still could not test the home goalkeeper, and Sevilla closed out the 1-0 result.

Key Moments

The late goal mattered because it was the only one. Until then the match had no score to protect, and a single finish was enough to take all three points.

Valencia's extra share of the ball never became a threat. Two shots in total, none on target, left them with no way back once they trailed.

Sevilla had already spent the evening creating the better chances. When the goal finally came, it confirmed a gap that the shot count had shown for some time.

Match Statistics

Valencia finished with 54 percent of the ball to Sevilla's 46. The home side outshot the visitors 13 to 2 and put four attempts on target to none. Corners finished 6-4 for Sevilla. One yellow card went to Sevilla and two to Valencia, with no red cards shown.

What the Result Means

Sevilla sit sixth in La Liga with seven points from four matches and a goal difference of plus one, a recent run of two wins, one draw and one loss in their last four. Valencia are 20th, on one point from four matches with a goal difference of minus eight, after one draw and three losses in their last four. Six points separate the two sides.

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