Match ends, Real Betis 1, Valencia 0.
Real Betis 1-0 Valencia
- From the section European Football
Gary Neville suffered another defeat as Valencia manager as a 1-0 loss at struggling Real Betis placed the ex-England defender under more pressure.
He is yet to oversee a La Liga win since taking charge in December, as Ruben Castro's second-half goal gave Betis a first win in 13 games.
Neville faced calls to resign following a 7-0 loss in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at Barcelona.
He refused to quit, but may now face more questions about his future.
The former Manchester United skipper's record in La Liga now shows four losses and five draws from nine games, as Betis secured only their second home league win of the season.
The first was against Real Sociedad, then managed by ex-Everton and Manchester United boss David Moyes, in September.
Veteran striker Castro, 34, struck the only goal of the game four minutes into the second half as he tapped in after on-loan Norwich striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel had driven the ball across goal.
Neville's side, who are now only four points above the relegation places, almost equalised immediately but an effort from ex-Manchester City forward Alvaro Negredo was cleared by defender Juan Manuel Vargas in front of an otherwise open goal.
Valencia were reduced to 10 men for the final few minutes when defender Jose Luis Gaya was sent off for pulling back on-loan Chelsea midfielder Charly Musonda which earned him a second yellow card.
Both sides had efforts ruled out for offside and Neville saw the last chance of a point disappear in stoppage time when Betis goalkeeper Antonio Adan raced off his line to deny Rodrigo as Valencia's scoreless run extended to three games.
Relive the action here.
Line-ups
Real Betis
- 13AdánBooked at 74mins
- 3MontoyaBooked at 77mins
- 20PezzellaBooked at 11mins
- 4González Cabrera
- 11Vargas
- 8Musonda
- 25dos Santos Araujo
- 18A N'Diaye
- 10CeballosBooked at 70minsSubstituted forPortilloat 75'minutes
- 9van WolfswinkelSubstituted forMolinaat 73'minutes
- 24CastroSubstituted forDigardat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Giménez
- 2Molinero
- 14Torres Buigues
- 15Digard
- 19Molina
- 22Portillo
- 23van der Vaart
Valencia
- 25Ryan
- 19Barragán
- 5MustafiBooked at 22mins
- 23Abdennour
- 6SiqueiraSubstituted forGayá Peñaat 44'minutesBooked at 85mins
- 10Parejo
- 29ZahiboBooked at 58minsSubstituted forMina Lorenzoat 76'minutes
- 8FeghouliBooked at 35minsSubstituted forRodrigoat 60'minutes
- 21André GomesBooked at 27mins
- 24CheryshevBooked at 29mins
- 7Negredo
Substitutes
- 3Nunes Vezo
- 11Piatti
- 12Barbosa da Silva
- 13Domenech Sánchez
- 14Gayá Peña
- 17Rodrigo
- 22Mina Lorenzo
- Referee:
- José María Sánchez Martínez
- Attendance:
- 39,261
Match Stats
Home TeamReal BetisAway TeamValencia
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away19
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Real Betis 1, Valencia 0.
Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia).
Jorge Molina (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Rodrigo (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Negredo with a headed pass.
Offside, Valencia. Daniel Parejo tries a through ball, but Shkodran Mustafi is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Betis. Didier Digard replaces Rubén Castro.
Santi Mina (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Real Betis).
Offside, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev tries a through ball, but Rodrigo is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Juan Vargas (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Dismissal
Second yellow card to José Gayá (Valencia) for a bad foul.
Foul by José Gayá (Valencia).
Charly Musonda (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by André Gomes.
Offside, Valencia. Shkodran Mustafi tries a through ball, but Daniel Parejo is caught offside.
Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Antonio Adán.
Attempt missed. Rodrigo (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Bruno.
Booking
Martín Montoya (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
José Gayá (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martín Montoya (Real Betis).
Offside, Real Betis. Juan Vargas tries a through ball, but Jorge Molina is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Valencia. Santi Mina replaces Wilfried Zahibo.
Foul by Wilfried Zahibo (Valencia).
Charly Musonda (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Betis. Francisco Portillo replaces Dani Ceballos.
Foul by Wilfried Zahibo (Valencia).
Jorge Molina (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Antonio Adán (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Real Betis. Jorge Molina replaces Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
Offside, Valencia. André Gomes tries a through ball, but Daniel Parejo is caught offside.
André Gomes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Real Betis).
Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Valencia).
Petros (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Dani Ceballos (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Antonio Barragán (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dani Ceballos (Real Betis).
Offside, Valencia. Shkodran Mustafi tries a through ball, but Rodrigo is caught offside.