ELCHE. Girona was able to turn the tables against Elche to win 2-1. It was Elche to strike first with a goal of P. Lirola at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Castellanos gave the win to Girona in the 66′ minute.
The match was played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero stadium in Elche on Tuesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes who was helped by Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Fulgencio Madrid Martínez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Girona had a superior ball possession 55% while Elche was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Girona won the contest.
Elche shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Girona shot 23 times, 5 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
Elche received 3 yellow cards (Josan, G. Gumbau and D. Gonzalez). On the opposite side, Girona received 2 yellow cards (T. Villa and C. Stuani).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Elche will stay with 4 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Girona will have 16 points like Valencia and Mallorca to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
Elche – Formation
Elche started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jorge Francisco Almirón Quintana decided to play with the following team: Édgar Badía
, Pol Lirola , Enzo Roco , Diego González , Carlos Clerc , Omar Mascarell , Raúl Guti , Josan , Alex Collado , Pere Milla and Lucas Boyé .The home team had on the bench: Gerard Gumbau
, Axel Werner, John Nwankwo Donald, José Antonio Morente Oliva, Carles Marco Soler, Ezequiel Ponce , Gonzalo Cacicedo Verdú, Pedro Bigas , Roger Martí , Rodrigo Mendoza Martinez Moya and Nicolás Fernández .Substitutions
Elche made 5 changes: Josan for G. Gumbau (57′), R. Guti for E. Ponce (58′), L. Boye for R. Marti (67′), C. Clerc for N. Mercau (82′) and E. Roco for P. Bigas (81′).
Best player: Alex Collado
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Elche was Alex Collado.
His rating is
with 30 passes (96% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Girona – Formation
Girona started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga
, Arnau Martínez , Santiago Bueno , David López , Miguel Gutiérrez Ortega, Javier Hernández , Oriol Romeu , Toni Villa , Yangel Herrera , Aleix García and Valery Fernández , Valentin Castellanos .These were the players on the bench: Manuel Javier Vallejo Galván, Rodrigo Riquelme
, Bernardo José Espinosa Zúñiga, Iván Martín , Juan Carlos Martín Corral, Cristhian Stuani , Toni Fuidias Ribera, Ricard Artero Ruiz and Ramón Terrats Espacio.Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Y. Herrera for I. Martin (13′), V. Castellanos for C. Stuani (69′), T. Villa for R. Riquelme (69′), V. Fernandez for Bernardo (90′) and A. Garcia for R. Terrats (90′).
Best player: Aleix García
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Aleix García even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 73 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Osasuna – FC Barcelona – 1-2
- Elche – Girona – 1-2
- Athletic Club – Real Valladolid – 3-0