Girona defeats Athletic Club 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Girona beat Athletic Club.

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David Brown
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Girona defeats Athletic Club 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

BILBAO. Girona beat Athletic Club. Athletic Club lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the San Mamés Barria stadium in Bilbao on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the support of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Germán Cid Camacho. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Athletic Club

2 - 3

Team 1

Girona

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 17 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 140 Attack 88
  • 93 Dangerous attack 24
  • 87 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 3
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 3
  • 5 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Athletic Club had a superior ball possession 60% while Girona was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Athletic Club had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Girona found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Athletic Club shot 20 times, 5 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Girona shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Athletic Club received 6 yellow cards (Óscar de Marcos, Yeray Álvarez, Raúl García, E. Valverde, Iker Muniain and Aitor Paredes). On the other side, Girona received 5 yellow cards (Taty Castellanos, S. Bueno, Arnau Martínez, Oriol Romeu and Paulo Gazzaniga).

Match Timeline

4'
Aleix García(goal)Viktor Tsygankov
Óscar de Marcos- Yellow
14'
16'
Óscar de Marcos(own-goal)
19'
28'
Yuri Berchiche (goal)Iker Muniain
35'
36'
Arnau Martínez- Yellow
Yeray Álvarez- Yellow
45'
Mikel Vesga(own-goal)
45'
Julen Agirrezabala- sub ->Unai Simón
46'
Raúl García- sub ->Gorka Guruzeta
46'
61'
Miguel Gutiérrez- sub ->Javi Hernández
Iñigo Lekue- sub ->Yeray Álvarez
68'
71'
Iván Martín- sub ->Borja García
71'
Valery Fernández- sub ->Rodrigo Riquelme
72'
Raúl García- Yellow
78'
78'
78'
80'
80'
Cristhian Stuani - sub ->Taty Castellanos
Iker Muniain - Yellow
85'
Raúl García(goal)
89'
Aitor Paredes- Yellow
90'
90'
Paulo Gazzaniga- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this match, Athletic Club will stay with 32 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Girona will have 30 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Athletic Club will play away with Rayo Vallecano on the 5th of March with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Athletic Club (4 draws).

Girona will play away agasint Getafe on the 4th of March with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Girona (3 draws).

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club
G
Unai Simón 1.Spain
6.1
46'
D
Óscar de Marcos 18.Spain
6.6
78' 14'
D
Yuri Berchiche  17.Spain
7.3
Goals35'
D
Yeray Álvarez 5.Spain
6.4
68' 45'
D
Aitor Paredes 31.Spain
6.7
90'
M
Mikel Vesga 6.Spain
6.4
M
Oihan Sancet 8.Spain
6.1
78'
M
Iker Muniain  10.Spain
6.8
85'
M
Iñaki Williams 9.Ghana
6.6
M
Álex Berenguer 7.Spain
7.4
F
Gorka Guruzeta 12.Spain
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Julen Agirrezabala 13.Spain
6.7
46'
G
Ander Iru 35.Spain
D
Mikel Balenziaga 24.Spain
D
Iñigo Lekue 15.Spain
6.9
68'
D
Ander Capa 21.Spain
6.6
78'
M
Oier Zarraga 19.Spain
M
Unai Vencedor 16.Spain
M
Dani García 14.Spain
M
Raúl García 22.Spain
7.1
46' 78' Goals89'
F
Jon Morcillo 2.Spain
6.8
78'

Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ernesto Valverde Tejedor decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón (6.1), Óscar de Marcos (6.6), Yeray Álvarez (6.4), Aitor Paredes (6.7), Yuri Berchiche (7.3), Mikel Vesga (6.4), Oihan Sancet (6.1), Iñaki Williams (6.6), Iker Muniain (6.8), Álex Berenguer (7.4) and Gorka Guruzeta (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jon Morcillo (6.8), Oier Zarraga, Mikel Balenziaga, Unai Vencedor, Julen Agirrezabala (6.7), Dani García, Raúl García (7.1), Íñigo Lekue (6.9), Ander Iru and Ander Capa (6.6).

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: Unai Simón for Julen Agirrezabala (46′), Gorka Guruzeta for Raúl García (46′), Yeray Álvarez for Lekue (68′), Óscar de Marcos for Capa (78′) and Oihan Sancet for Jon Morcillo (78′).

Best player: Álex Berenguer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Athletic Club was Álex Berenguer.

His rating is (7.4) with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.

Girona – Formation

Girona
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina
6.4
90'
D
Juanpe 15.Spain
6.9
D
Santiago Bueno 22.Uruguay
7.1
28'
D
Javi Hernández 16.Spain
7.0
61'
D
Arnau Martínez 4.Spain
6.9
36'
M
Borja García 24.Spain
7.3
71'
M
Oriol Romeu 18.Spain
7.1
72'
M
Viktor Tsygankov 8.Ukraine
7.1
80'
M
Aleix García 14.Spain
7.8
Goals4'
M
Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain
6.4
71'
F
Taty Castellanos 9.Argentina
6.4
80' 16'
Substitutes
G
Juan Carlos 1.Spain
G
Toni Fuidias 26.Spain
D
Miguel Gutiérrez 3.Spain
6.1
61'
D
Valery Fernández 11.Spain
6.5
71'
D
David López 5.Spain
D
Bernardo Espinosa 2.Colombia
M
J. Roca 33.Spain
M
Iván Martín 23.Spain
6.6
71'
M
Reinier 19.Brazil
80'
M
R. Artero 36.Spain
F
Cristhian Stuani  7.Uruguay
80'

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

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga (6.4), Arnau Martínez (6.9), Santiago Bueno (7.1), Juanpe (6.9), Javier Hernández (7.0), Oriol Romeu (7.1), Viktor Tsygankov (7.1), Aleix García (7.8), Borja García (7.3), Rodrigo Riquelme (6.4) and Valentin Castellanos (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Miguel Gutiérrez (6.1), Joel Roca Casals, Cristhian Stuani, Iván Martín (6.6), Juan Carlos, Valery Fernández (6.5), Reinier, Toni Fuidias, David López, Bernardo Espinosa and Ricard Artero.

Substitutions

Girona made 5 changes: Javi Hernández for Miguel Gutiérrez (61′), Borja García for Iván Martín (71′), Rodrigo Riquelme for Valery Fernández (71′), Viktor Tsygankov for Reinier (80′) and Taty Castellanos for Christian Stuani (80′).

Best player: Aleix García​

The player that probably impressed the most for Girona was Aleix García.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 39 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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