MADRID. Rayo Vallecano finds the way to recover against Girona with 2 goals from V. Tsygankov from a goal on the 52′ and a goal on the 29′.

Isi Palazón didn’t convert a decisive penalty (41′). That would have allowed Rayo Vallecano to win the match.​

Isi Palazón missed 1 penalty (41′) for ​Rayo Vallecano. Also, didn’t score 1 penalty (41′) for ​Rayo Vallecano.

The match was played at the Estadio de Vallecas stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 12,263 spectators.​ The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the collaboration of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Víctor Pérez Peraza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Rayo Vallecano

2 - 2

Girona

• 47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

• 15 Total 12
• 3 On Target 4
• 8 Off Target 6
• 4 Shots blocked 2

• 90 Attack 97
• 43 Dangerous attack 48
• 90 Ball safe​ 86

• 1 Penalties 0
• 3 Corners 5
• 2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

• 15 Total 16
• 2 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Rayo Vallecano was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Girona that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Girona was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Girona to win the match​.

Rayo Vallecano shot 15 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Girona shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rayo Vallecano received 2 yellow cards (Alejandro Catena and Mario Hernández). Talking about the opposition, Girona received 2 yellow cards (Arnau Martínez and David López).

Standings

After this contest, Rayo Vallecano will have 36 points like Athletic Club to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Girona will have 31 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Rayo Vallecano will play away with Valencia on the 3rd of April with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (6 draws).

Girona will host Espanyol on the 1st of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Girona (1 draw).

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano

G

Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia

6.9

D

Florian Lejeune 19.France

6.4

D

Fran García 3.Spain

6.4

D

Alejandro Catena 5.Spain

6.2

7'

D

Mario Hernández 2.Spain

5.8

65' 18'

M

Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina

7.5

57' 34'

M

Álvaro García 18.Spain

7.6

M

Óscar Valentín 23.Spain

6.8

M

Isi Palazón 7.Spain

7.4

80' 23'

M

Santi Comesaña 6.Spain

6.8

79'

F

Sergio Camello 34.Spain

7.4

65'

Substitutes

G

Diego López 13.Spain

D

Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana

6.8

65'

D

Esteban Saveljich 24.

D

Pep Chavarría 15.Spain

D

Mario Suárez 4.Spain

M

José Pozo 22.Spain

M

Salvi 14.Spain

6.6

79'

M

Unai López 17.Spain

6.5

65'

M

Pathé Ciss 21.Senegal

6.2

80'

F

Andrés Martín 12.Spain

F

Raúl de Tomás 25.Spain

6.8

57'

F

Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia

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

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Stole Dimitrievski (6.9), Mario Hernández (5.8), Florian Lejeune (6.4), Alejandro Catena (6.2), Fran García (6.4), Óscar Valentín (6.8), Santi Comesaña (6.8), Isi Palazón (7.4), Óscar Trejo (7.5), Álvaro García (7.6) and Sergio Camello (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Abdul Mumin (6.8), Esteban Saveljich, Diego López, Josep Chavarría, José Pozo, Andrés Martín, Salvi (6.6), Raúl de Tomás (6.8), Unai López (6.5), Radamel Falcao, Ismaila Ciss (6.2) and Mario Suárez.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Óscar Trejo for Raúl de Tomás (57′), Sergio Camello for Unai López (65′), Mario Hernández for Abdul Mumin (65′), Santi Comesaña for Salvi (79′) and Isi Palazón for Pathé Ciss (80′).

Best player: Álvaro García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Álvaro García.

His rating is (7.6) with 20 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Girona – Formation

Girona

G

Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina

6.1

D

David López 5.Spain

7.0

71'

D

Santiago Bueno 22.Uruguay

6.4

D

Miguel Gutiérrez 3.Spain

6.3

46'

D

Arnau Martínez 4.Spain

6.4

37'

M

Borja García 24.Spain

6.6

89'

M

Oriol Romeu 18.Spain

7.0

M

Viktor Tsygankov 8.Ukraine

8.4

29', 52'

M

Iván Martín 23.Spain

7.0

M

Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain

6.6

46'

F

Valentin Castellanos 9.Argentina

6.4

85'

Substitutes

G

Juan Carlos 1.Spain

G

Toni Fuidias 26.Spain

D

Bernardo Espinosa 2.Colombia

D

Javier Hernández 16.Spain

7.1

46'

D

Juanpe 15.Spain

D

Valery Fernández 11.Spain

M

Reinier 19.Brazil

89'

M

Toni Villa 12.Spain

6.3

46'

M

R. Artero 36.Spain

F

Cristhian Stuani 7.Uruguay

85'

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

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga (6.1), Arnau Martínez (6.4), Santiago Bueno (6.4), David López (7.0), Miguel Gutiérrez (6.3), Oriol Romeu (7.0), Viktor Tsyhankov (8.4), Iván Martín (7.0), Borja García (6.6), Rodrigo Riquelme (6.6) and Valentin Castellanos (6.4).

They had on the bench: Bernardo Espinosa, Javier Hernández (7.1), Juanpe, Valery Fernández, Cristhian Stuani, Reinier, Juan Carlos, Toni Villa (6.3), Toni Fuidias and Ricard Artero.

Substitutions

Girona made 4 changes: Rodrigo Riquelme for Toni Villa (46′), Miguel Gutiérrez for Javi Hernández (46′), Taty Castellanos for Christian Stuani (85′) and Borja García for Reinier (89′).

Best player: Viktor Tsyhankov​

The most impressive player for Girona was Viktor Tsyhankov.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 40 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Atlético Madrid – Valencia – 3-0
• Almería – Cádiz – 1-1
• Espanyol – Celta de Vigo – 1-3
• Rayo Vallecano – Girona – 2-2