SEVILLA. Girona defeated Sevilla to win 2-1. It was Girona to strike first with a goal of Yangel Herrera at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Aleix García gave the win to Girona in the 56′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 29,304 spectators. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the collaboration of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Alexandre Alemán Pérez. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 26.07 degrees Celsius or 78.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sevilla was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Girona that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sevilla was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Girona found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Sevilla shot 21 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Girona shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 2 yellow cards (Kike Salas and Lucas Ocampos). Regarding the opposition, Girona received 1 yellow card (Arnau Martínez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sevilla stays with 0 points to occupy the 20th place in the standings. On the other side, Girona has 7 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will play away with Atlético Madrid on the 3rd of September with a 16-12 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (14 draws).
Girona will host Las Palmas on the 3rd of September with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Girona (7 draws).
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria decided to play with the following team: Fernando, Marko Dmitrović , Jesús Navas , Loïc Badé , Nemanja Gudelj , Adrià Pedrosa , Djibril Sow , Ivan Rakitić , Suso , Óliver Torres , Lucas Ocampos and Youssef En-Nesyri .
The home team had on the bench: Erik Lamela , Federico Gattoni, Joan Jordán, Rafa Mir , Jesús Corona, Dodi Lukebakio, Ørjan Nyland, Papu Gómez, Juanlu Sánchez, Kike Salas, Manu Bueno and Matías Árbol.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 3 changes: Lucas Ocampos for Rafa Mir (75′), Óliver Torres for Erik Lamela (71′) and Adrià Pedrosa for Jesús Corona (90′).
Best player: Ivan Rakitić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.
His rating is with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.
Girona – Formation
Girona started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga , Arnau Martínez , David López , Daley Blind , Miguel Gutiérrez , Aleix García , Viktor Tsygankov , Yangel Herrera , Iván Martín , Sávio , Cristhian Stuani .
They had on the bench: Juan Carlos, Bernardo Espinosa, Ibrahima Kébé , Artem Dovbyk , Valery Fernández , Juanpe , Pablo Torre, Yan Couto , Santiago Bueno, Toni Fuidias, Silvi and Iker Almena.
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Yangel Herrera for Juanpe (46′), Viktor Tsygankov for Valery Fernández (79′), Cristhian Stuani for Artem Dovbyk (63′), Sávio for Pablo Torre (90′) and Arnau Martínez for Yan Couto (78′).
Best player: Aleix García
The player that probably impressed the most for Girona was Aleix García.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.