Villarreal grabs a 2-1 win against Girona. HIGHLIGHTS

GIRONA. Villarreal overcame Girona to win 2-1. A goal from G. Moreno was decisive in the 90min.

May 21, 2023

GIRONA. Villarreal topped Girona to win 2-1. A goal from G. Moreno was decisive in the 90min. It was Villarreal to strike first with an early goal of Yéremy Pino at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Gerard Moreno gave the win to Villarreal in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Valentín Pizarro Gómez who was helped by Fernando Tresaco Escabosa and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Girona

1 - 2

Villarreal

45 Ball Possession 55

Shots

11 Total 11
4 On Target 5
7 Off Target 7
4 Shots blocked 4

103 Attack 94
52 Dangerous attack 35
77 Ball safe 110

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 1
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

17 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Villarreal had a strong ball possession 55% while Girona was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Girona was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Villarreal was able to find the solution to win this match.

Girona shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Villarreal shot 11 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Girona received 2 yellow cards (David López and Y. Herrera). Talking about the opposition, Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Yéremy Pino).

Match Timeline

Yéremy Pino (goal)Nicolas Jackson

23'

Yéremy Pino - Yellow

David López(goal)

24'

David López- Yellow

55'

Yangel Herrera - sub ->David López

59'

Cristhian Stuani - sub ->Taty Castellanos

59'

62'

Alberto Moreno- sub ->Alfonso Pedraza

62'

63'

Gerard Moreno- sub ->Samuel Chukwueze

68'

Kiko Femenía- sub ->Juan Foyth

Yangel Herrera - Yellow

71'

72'

78'

80'

Manu Trigueros- sub ->Yéremy Pino

90'

Gerard Moreno(goal)Nicolas Jackson

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Girona will stay with 48 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Villarreal will have 60 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will play away against Celta de Vigo on the 23rd of May with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (3 draws).

Villarreal will host Cádiz on the 24th of May with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

Girona – Formation

Girona

Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina

6.7

Juanpe 15.Spain

6.8

Santiago Bueno 22.Uruguay

6.2

Miguel Gutiérrez 3.Spain

6.9

78'

Arnau Martínez 4.Spain

7.3

David López 5.Spain

7.6

59'

55'

24'

Yan Couto 20.Brazil

6.4

72'

Iván Martín 23.Spain

6.5

Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain

7.0

Viktor Tsygankov 8.Ukraine

6.7

Taty Castellanos 9.Argentina

6.7

59'

Substitutes

Toni Fuidias 26.Spain

Juan Carlos 1.Spain

Bernardo Espinosa 2.Colombia

Valery Fernández 11.Spain

Javi Hernández 16.Spain

6.7

78'

A. Callens 25.Peru

Yangel Herrera 21.Venezuela

6.2

59'

71'

J. Roca 33.Spain

Reinier 19.Brazil

6.6

72'

R. Artero 36.Spain

Cristhian Stuani 7.Uruguay

6.8

59'

Girona adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Paulo Gazzaniga (6.7), Arnau Martínez (7.3), Santiago Bueno (6.2), Juanpe (6.8), Miguel Gutiérrez (6.9), Iván Martín (6.5), David López (7.6), Yan Couto (6.4), Viktor Tsygankov (6.7), Rodrigo Riquelme (7.0) and Valentin Castellanos (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Cristhian Stuani (6.8), Yangel Herrera (6.2), Bernardo Espinosa, Toni Fuidias, Valery Fernández, Joel Roca Casals, Javier Hernández (6.7), Alexander Callens, Juan Carlos, Reinier (6.6) and Ricard Artero.

Substitutions

Girona made 4 changes: David López for Yangel Herrera (59′), Taty Castellanos for Christian Stuani (59′), Yan Couto for Reinier (72′) and Miguel Gutiérrez for Javi Hernández (78′).

Best player: David López

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was David López.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 38 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal

Pepe Reina 1.Spain

6.3

Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria

7.0

Juan Foyth 8.Argentina

7.0

68'

Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain

7.3

Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain

7.0

62'

Étienne Capoue 6.France

7.1

Álex Baena 16.Spain

6.6

Yéremy Pino 21.Spain

7.1

80'

23'

Ramón Terrats 39.Spain

7.3

Samuel Chukwueze 11.Nigeria

6.3

63'

Nicolas Jackson 15.Senegal

7.9

Substitutes

Filip Jørgensen 35.Denmark

Johan Mojica 12.Colombia

Alberto Moreno 18.Spain

6.5

62'

Kiko Femenía 2.Spain

7.0

68'

Carlo García 28.Spain

Manu Trigueros 14.Spain

6.1

80'

Giovani Lo Celso 17.Argentina

6.8

62'

Gerard Moreno 7.Spain

7.2

63'

90'

Jorge Pascual 43.Spain

Haissem Hassan 40.France

Also Villarreal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Enrique Setién Solar played with: Pepe Reina (6.3), Juan Foyth (7.0), Aïssa Mandi (7.0), Jorge Cuenca (7.3), Alfonso Pedraza (6.8), Ramón Terrats (7.3), Étienne Capoue (7.1), Samuel Chukwueze (6.2), Alejandro Baena (6.6), Yéremy Pino (7.1) and Nicolas Jackson (7.9).

They had on the bench: Gerard Moreno (6.7), Jorge Pascual, Carlo Adriano García, Johan Mojica, Manu Trigueros (6.1), Haissem Hassan, Filip Jörgensen, Giovani Lo Celso (6.8), Alberto Moreno (6.5) and Kiko Femenía (7.0).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Alfonso Pedraza for Alberto Moreno (62′), Samuel Chukwueze for Giovani Lo Celso (62′), Samuel Chukwueze for Gerard Moreno (63′), Juan Foyth for Kiko Femenía (68′) and Yéremy Pino for Manu Trigueros (80′).