GIRONA. Girona had an impossible comeback against Almería.
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 8,879 spectators. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez who was helped by Fernando Tresaco Escabosa and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Almería was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Girona that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Almería had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Girona was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Almería shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Girona shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Almería received 1 yellow card (Luis Suárez). Regarding the opposition, Girona received 1 yellow card (Borja García).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Almería will stay with 22 points like Cádiz to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Girona will have 27 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host FC Barcelona on the 26th of February with a 13-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).
Girona will play away agasint Athletic Club on the 26th of February with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (0 draws).
Almería – Formation
Almería started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez
, Houboulang Mendes , Rodrigo Ely , Srđan Babić , Sergio Akieme , Lucas Robertone , César de la Hoz , Samuel Costa , Léo Baptistão , Luis Javier Suárez and Adrián Embarba .The home team had on the bench: Íñigo Eguaras, Lázaro, Gonzalo Melero, Kaiky, Francisco Portillo, El Bilal Touré
, Álex Centelles , Diego Mariño, Arnau Puigmal , Chumi , Largie Ramazani and Dyego Sousa.Substitutions
Almería made 5 changes: Adrián Embarba for El Toure (46′), Léo Baptistão for Arnau Martínez (46′), Samú Costa for Chumi Brandariz (46′), Houboulang Mendes for Largie Ramazani (46′) and Sergio Akieme for Álex Centelles (80′).
Best player: Lucas Robertone
The most impressive player for Almería was Lucas Robertone.
His rating is
with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.Girona – Formation
Girona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia played with: Paulo Gazzaniga
, Arnau Martínez , Santiago Bueno , Juanpe , Javier Hernández , Viktor Tsygankov , Aleix García , Oriol Romeu , Rodrigo Riquelme , Borja García and Valentin Castellanos .They had on the bench: Alexander Callens, Juan Carlos, Reinier, Toni Villa
, Ricard Artero, Cristhian Stuani , Bernardo Espinosa, David López, Toni Fuidias, Iván Martín and Joel Roca Casals.Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Viktor Tsygankov for Toni Villa (65′), Rodrigo Riquelme for Iván Martín (76′), Taty Castellanos for Christian Stuani (76′), Javi Hernández for Alexander Callens (83′) and Borja García for Ricard Artero Ruiz (83′).
Best player: Rodrigo Riquelme
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Rodrigo Riquelme.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.