GIRONA. Girona topped Mallorca to win 2-1. It was Girona to strike first with a goal of Bernardo Espinosa at the 45′. Then it was a penalty in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Taty Castellanos gave the win to Girona in the 84′ minute with a goal. Girona was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 11,767 spectators. The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera with the support of Diego Barbero Sevilla and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was Fulgencio Madrid Martínez. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 65.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Girona was in firm control of the ball 62% while Mallorca was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Girona won the match.
Girona shot 17 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Mallorca shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Girona received 4 yellow cards (Bernardo Espinosa, Javi Hernández, Taty Castellanos and Yan Couto). On the opposite side, Mallorca received 1 yellow card (Javier Aguirre Onaindía).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Girona will have 47 points like Athletic Club to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Mallorca will stay with 41 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
Girona – Formation
Girona
73'
14'
45'
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 , Arnau Martínez , Santiago Bueno , Bernardo Espinosa , Miguel Gutiérrez , Oriol Romeu , Viktor Tsygankov , Iván Martín , Reinier , Rodrigo Riquelme and Valentin Castellanos .
The home team had on the bench: Valery Fernández, Cristhian Stuani, Juanpe, Yan Couto, Juan Carlos, Toni Fuidias, Biel Farrés, Javier Hernández , David López, Ricard Artero and Alexander Callens.
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Reinier for Ricard Artero Ruiz (60′), Miguel Gutiérrez for Javi Hernández (73′), Viktor Tsygankov for Alexander Callens (90′), Taty Castellanos for Christian Stuani (90′) and Iván Martín for Yan (90′).
Best player: Viktor Tsygankov
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Viktor Tsygankov even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca
Mallorca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Predrag Rajković , Antonio Sánchez , Dennis Hadžikadunić , Martin Valjent , José Copete , Jaume Costa , Amath Ndiaye , Manu Morlanes , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Kang-in Lee and Vedat Muriqi .
These were the players on the bench: Dominik Greif, Luis Montiel, Tino Kadewere, Ludwig Augustinsson , Iddrisu Baba, Dani Rodríguez , Clément Grenier, Abdón Prats, Ángel Rodríguez, Leo Román, Josep Gayá, Benjamín Garay and Luis Montiel.
Substitutions
Mallorca made 4 changes: Dennis Hadzikadunic for Dani Rodríguez (66′), Jaume Costa for Ludwig Augustinsson (72′), Manu Morlanes for Ángel (86′) and Manu Morlanes for Clément Grenier (86′).
Best player: Vedat Muriqi
The most impressive player for Mallorca was Vedat Muriqi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Athletic Club – Real Betis – 0-1
- Rayo Vallecano – Real Valladolid – 2-1
- Girona – Mallorca – 2-1
- Sevilla – Espanyol – 3-2
