Girona recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Villarreal 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Girona was capable to turn the tables against Villarreal to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Girona recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Villarreal 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Girona was capable to turn the tables against Villarreal to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Villarreal to strike first with a penalty of Dani Parejo at the 49′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Eric García gave the win to Girona in the 61′ minute.

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 17,188 spectators.​ The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the collaboration of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.77 degrees Celsius or 78.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Villarreal

1 - 2

Team 1

Girona

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 14 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 101 Attack 74
  • 65 Dangerous attack 50
  • 76 Ball safe 79
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Girona that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Girona succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Villarreal shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Girona shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (Ben Brereton Díaz, Yéremy Pino and Álex Baena). Regarding the opposition, Girona received 2 yellow cards (Yangel Herrera and Miguel Gutiérrez).

Match Timeline

Yéremy Pino - Yellow
16'
Dani Parejo(penalty)
49'
52'
Yan Couto- sub ->Arnau Martínez
53'
Portu- sub ->Iván Martín
56'
Artem Dovbyk(goal)Sávio
58'
Yangel Herrera - Yellow
Ilias Akhomach- sub ->Yéremy Pino
59'
Ramón Terrats- sub ->Étienne Capoue
59'
61'
Eric García(goal)Aleix García
69'
Cristhian Stuani - sub ->Artem Dovbyk
78'
78'
Álex Baena- Yellow
87'
88'
Daley Blind- sub ->Eric García
88'
Jhon Solís- sub ->Viktor Tsygankov
Manu Trigueros- sub ->Dani Parejo
88'
90'
90'
Miguel Gutiérrez- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
84
33
FC Barcelona
73
33
Girona
71
33
Atlético Madrid
64
33
Athletic Club
58
33
Real Sociedad
51
33
Real Betis
49
33
Valencia
47
33
Villarreal
45
33
Getafe
43
33
Osasuna
39
33
Sevilla
38
33
Deportivo Alavés
38
33
Las Palmas
37
33
Rayo Vallecano
34
33
Mallorca
32
33
Celta de Vigo
31
33
Cádiz
26
33
Granada
21
33
Almería
14
33

After playing this match, Villarreal will stay with 7 points like Sevilla and Osasuna to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Girona will have 19 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will host Deportivo Alavés on the 22nd of October with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Deportivo Alavés (1 draw).

Girona will host Celta de Vigo on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Celta de Vigo (4 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal
G
Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark
7.0
D
Raúl Albiol  3.Spain
7.1
78'
D
Juan Foyth 8.Argentina
6.6
D
Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria
7.3
D
Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain
6.7
M
Étienne Capoue 6.France
7.5
59'
M
Álex Baena 16.Spain
8.2
87'
M
Dani Parejo 10.Spain
7.7
88' Goals49'
M
José Luis Morales 15.Spain
6.4
78'
M
Yéremy Pino  21.Spain
7.5
59' 16'
F
Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway
6.8
Substitutes
G
Pepe Reina 1.Spain
D
Matteo Gabbia 2.Italy
7.0
78'
D
Kiko Femenía 17.Spain
D
Carlos Romero 37.Spain
M
Ramón Terrats 20.Spain
6.8
59'
M
Santi Comesaña 4.Spain
M
Manu Trigueros 14.Spain
6.8
88'
F
Ben Brereton 9.Chile
7.3
78' 90'
F
Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain
6.4
59'

Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Juan José Rojo Martín decided to play with the following team: Filip Jörgensen (7.0), Juan Foyth (6.6), Raúl Albiol (7.1), Aïssa Mandi (7.3), Alfonso Pedraza (6.7), José Luis Morales (6.4), Dani Parejo (7.7), Étienne Capoue (7.5), Yéremy Pino (7.5), Alexander Sørloth (6.8) and Álex Baena (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Santi Comesaña, Manu Trigueros (6.8), Pepe Reina, Matteo Gabbia (7.0), Ben Brereton Díaz (7.3), Kiko Femenía, Ramón Terrats (6.8), Ilias Akhomach (6.4) and Carlos Romero.

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Étienne Capoue for Ramón Terrats (59′), Yéremy Pino for Ilias Akhomach (59′), Raúl Albiol for Matteo Gabbia (78′), José Luis Morales for Ben Brereton Díaz (78′) and Dani Parejo for Manu Trigueros (88′).

Best player: Álex Baena​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Álex Baena.

His rating is (8.2) with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.

Girona – Formation

Girona
G
Paulo Gazzaniga 13.Argentina
7.0
D
Miguel Gutiérrez 3.Spain
7.1
90'
D
Arnau Martínez 4.Spain
6.6
52'
D
David López 5.Spain
7.5
D
Eric García 25.Spain
7.7
88' Goals61'
M
Viktor Tsygankov 8.Ukraine
7.9
88'
M
Aleix García 14.Spain
8.4
M
Sávio 16.Brazil
7.5
M
Yangel Herrera  21.Venezuela
6.7
58'
M
Iván Martín 23.Spain
6.1
53'
F
Artem Dovbyk 9.Ukraine
7.5
69' Goals56'
Substitutes
G
Juan Carlos 1.Spain
G
Toni Fuidias 26.Spain
D
Valery Fernández 11.Spain
D
Juanpe 15.Spain
D
Daley Blind 17.Netherlands
6.8
88'
D
Yan Couto 20.Brazil
7.3
52'
M
Ibrahima Kébé 6.Mali
M
Pablo Torre 18.Spain
M
Jhon Solís 22.Colombia
6.3
88'
F
Cristhian Stuani  7.Uruguay
6.7
69'
F
Portu 24.Spain
7.0
53'

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

Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga (7.0), Arnau Martínez (6.6), Eric García (7.7), David López (7.5), Miguel Gutiérrez (7.1), Viktor Tsygankov (7.9), Yangel Herrera (6.7), Aleix García (8.4), Iván Martín (6.1), Sávio (7.5) and Artem Dovbyk (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Daley Blind (6.8), Yan Couto (7.3), Juan Carlos, Ibrahima Kébé , Cristhian Stuani (6.7), Valery Fernández, Juanpe, Pablo Torre, Jhon Solis (6.3), Portu (7.0) and Toni Fuidias.

Substitutions

Girona made 5 changes: Arnau Martínez for Yan Couto (52′), Artem Dovbyk for Cristhian Stuani (69′), Iván Martín for Portu (53′), Viktor Tsygankov for Jhon Solis (88′) and Eric García for Daley Blind (88′).

Best player: Aleix García​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Aleix García even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 59 passes (98% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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