Unai Emery saved from defeat in his debut as a Submarine manager with a controversial penalty converted by Gerard Moreno, Maffeo anticipated the visit.
With a draw against Huesca (1-1), Unai Emery made his debut on the Villarreal bench.
The Yellow Submarine got the chance to tie the match for the distribution of points with a penalty, against a combative visiting team that did not have great options but did endure until the final minutes to overturn with everything in the round trip looking for the goal that he made them take the victory.
Villarreal had a second half where they dominated again with the ball, but the lack of ideas led Unai Emery’s team to be too predictable in their actions. It started on the right-wing, and later Pedraza emerged as one of the possibilities to reach the rival goal.
The penalty goal was scored by Gerard Moreno, the player who gave a different touch to his team offensively.
Villarreal 1 – 1 Huesca
Goals: 0 – 1 Maffeo 42′, 1-1 Moreno 68′
Yellow cards: Alfonso Pedraza (V); Mosquera (H)
Villareal: Asenjo, Alfonso Pedraza, Torres, Albiol, Pena (Mario Gaspar 77′), Gomez (Nino 90+1′), Parejo, Coquelin (Iborra 77′), Chukwueze, Alcacer (Kubo 77′), Moreno
Huesa: Fernandez, Maffeo (Luisinho 89′), Pulido, Insua, Galan, Parada, Rico (Seoane 78′), Juan Carlos (Eugeni 62′), Ferreiro (Nwakali 62′), Okazaki, Mir Vicente (Munoz 89′)
