VALENCIA (Interstat) — Alexander Freeman scored in the 69th minute and Georges Mikautadze added a goal in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time as Villarreal beat Valencia at Estadio de Mestalla on Saturday. Valencia’s Pepelu scored, while Villarreal’s Alberto Moleiro and Sergi Cardona each recorded an assist. Freeman and Pepelu played the full 90 minutes. Mikautadze scored in 24 minutes, and Moleiro and Cardona each had an assist in 24 minutes. Villarreal improved to 3-4-3 in the competition and 4-5-3 across all competitions. Valencia moved to 1-5-4 in the competition and 1-5-4 overall. Yellow cards went to Valencia’s Raba, Maffeo, Rodriguez and Elliott, and Villarreal’s Veiga, Perez and Buchanan. Villarreal’s Gueye was sent off in the 79th minute. Valencia made an early substitution in the 14th minute and later changes in the 70th and 77th minutes. The result gave Villarreal the road victory at Valencia after a tightly contested match.