Girona and Rayo Vallecano draw 2-2 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

GIRONA. Girona bounces back against Rayo Vallecano with a goal on the S. Camello 2' and a goal on the I. Palazón 63'.

Girona and Rayo Vallecano draw 2-2 on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS

GIRONA. Girona manages to recover against Rayo Vallecano with a goal on the S. Camello 2′ and a goal on the I. Palazón 63′. Girona was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 11,451 spectators.​ The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who was helped by Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 20 Total 11
  • 9 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 106
  • 57 Dangerous attack 29
  • 85 Ball safe 94
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Girona had a strong ball possession 60% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Girona was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Girona to win the match​.

Girona shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Girona received 3 yellow cards (Arnau Martínez, Oriol Romeu and Cristhian Stuani). Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano received 1 yellow card (Isi Palazón).

Match Timeline

2'
Sergio Camello(goal)
Arnau Martínez- Yellow
13'
Iván Martín(var)
31'
34'
62'
Unai López- sub ->Óscar Trejo
63'
Isi Palazón(goal)Sergio Camello
Valery Fernández- sub ->Yan
71'
Toni Villa- sub ->Iván Martín
71'
72'
75'
75'
Isi Palazón- Yellow
77'
79'
Radamel Falcao- sub ->Santi Comesaña
Cristhian Stuani - Yellow
79'
Cristhian Stuani - sub ->Valentín Castellanos 
79'
90'
Pep Chavarría- sub ->Sergio Camello
90'
Pep Chavarría- sub ->Álvaro García
90'
Diego Mendez- sub ->Sergio Camello

Standings

After this contest, Girona will have 17 points like Real Valladolid to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano will have 23 points like Osasuna to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will host Sevilla on the 14th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (0 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will play away agasint Real Valladolid on the 14th of January with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Real Valladolid (7 draws).

Girona – Formation

Girona
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina
6.3
D
David López 5.Spain
6.7
D
Santiago Bueno 22.Uruguay
6.4
D
6.2
D
Arnau Martínez 4.Spain
6.5
13'
M
Yan Couto 20.Brazil
7.0
71'
M
Oriol Romeu 18.Spain
7.1
77'
M
Aleix García 14.Spain
7.3
M
Iván Martín 23.Spain
7.1
71'
M
Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain
6.7
72'
F
Taty Castellanos 9.Argentina
7.3
79' Goals34'
Substitutes
G
Toni Fuidias 26.Spain
G
Juan Carlos 1.Spain
D
Biel Farrés 34.Spain
D
6.2
71'
M
Samu Sáiz 10.Spain
7.3
72' Goals75'
M
J. Roca 33.Spain
M
Ramón Terrats 8.Spain
M
Toni Villa 12.Spain
6.2
71'
M
Yangel Herrera  21.Venezuela
M
Borja García 24.Spain
F
Manu Vallejo 25.Spain
F
Cristhian Stuani  7.Uruguay
6.7
79' 79'

Girona started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Paulo Gazzaniga (6.3), Arnau Martínez (6.5), Santiago Bueno (6.4), David López (6.7), Miguel Gutiérrez (6.2), Oriol Romeu (7.1), Yan Couto (7.0), Iván Martín (7.1), Aleix García (7.3), Rodrigo Riquelme (6.7) and Valentin Castellanos (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Samu Sáiz (7.3), Casals Joel Roca, Ramón Terrats, Biel Farrés, Manu Vallejo, Toni Fuidias, Toni Villa (6.2), Yangel Herrera, Cristhian Stuani (6.7), Juan Carlos, Borja García and Valery Fernández (6.2).

Substitutions

Girona made 4 changes: Yan for Valery Fernández (71′), Iván Martín for Toni Villa (71′), Rodrigo Riquelme for Samu Saiz (72′) and Valentín Castellanos  for Cristhian Stuani (79′).

Best player: Aleix García​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Aleix García.

His rating is (7.3) with 65 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano
G
Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia
6.5
D
Florian Lejeune 19.France
6.1
D
Iván Balliu 20.Albania
6.1
D
Fran García 3.Spain
7.0
D
Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana
6.3
M
Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina
6.4
62'
M
Álvaro García 18.Spain
6.6
90'
M
Isi Palazón 7.Spain
7.3
75' Goals63'
M
Santi Comesaña 6.Spain
7.0
79'
M
Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal
6.4
F
Sergio Camello 34.Spain
7.6
90' Goals2'
Substitutes
G
Diego López 13.Spain
D
D
Mario Suárez 4.Spain
D
Esteban Saveljich 24.Montenegro
D
Pep Chavarría 15.Spain
90'
M
Pablo Muñoz 28.Spain
M
Diego Mendez 29.Spain
90'
M
Unai López 17.Spain
6.2
62'
M
José Pozo 22.Spain
F
Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia
5.9
79'
F
Bebé 10.Cape Verde
F
Andrés Martín 12.Spain

Rayo Vallecano started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Stole Dimitrievski (6.5), Ivan Balliu (6.1), Abdul Mumin (6.3), Florian Lejeune (6.1), Fran García (7.0), Santi Comesaña (7.0), Ismaila Ciss (6.4), Isi Palazón (7.3), Óscar Trejo (6.4), Álvaro García (6.6) and Sergio Camello (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Pablo Muñoz, Mario Hernández, Diego Méndez, Mario Suárez, Unai López (6.2), Diego López, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao (5.9), Esteban Saveljich, Bebé, Josep Chavarría and Andrés Martín.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Óscar Trejo for Unai López (62′), Santi Comesaña for Radamel Falcao (79′), Sergio Camello for Pep Chavarría (90′), Álvaro García for Pep Chavarría (90′) and Sergio Camello for Diego Méndez Molero (90′).

Best player: Sergio Camello​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Sergio Camello.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 12 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​