CáDIZ. Girona beats Cádiz 1-0 after A. García scored just 1 goal (59′). Girona was truly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Darwin Machís received a red card (10′). This red card was one of the reason why Cádiz lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cádiz on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 16,438 spectators. The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera with the assistance of Miguel Martínez Munuera and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Néstor Holgueras Castellanos. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.95 degrees Celsius or 82.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Girona was in firm control of the ball 75% while Cádiz was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona was more aggressive with 89 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Girona won the match.
Cádiz shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Girona shot 20 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Cádiz received 1 yellow card (Rubén Alcaraz). On the other side, Girona received 3 yellow cards (Yangel Herrera, Ibrahima Kébé and Aleix García).
(Cádiz) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (10′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Cádiz will stay with 9 points like Getafe to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Girona will have 22 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Cádiz will host Sevilla on the 29th of October with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Sevilla (4 draws).
Girona will host Celta de Vigo on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Celta de Vigo (4 draws).
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz
66'
10'
2'
Cádiz adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Sergio González Soriano decided to play with the following team: Roger Martí, Jeremías Ledesma , Iza Carcelén , Jorge Meré , Fali , Javier Hernández , Iván Alejo , Gonzalo Escalante , Rubén Alcaraz , Darwin Machís , Chris Ramos and Maximiliano Gómez .
The home team had on the bench: Álvaro Negredo , Joseba Zaldúa, Víctor Chust, José Mari, Rubén Sobrino , Álex Fernández, Rominigue Kouamé , David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Sergi Guardiola , Lucas Pires and Robert Navarro.
Substitutions
Cádiz made 5 changes: Gonzalo Escalante for Rominigue Kouamé (66′), Jorge Meré for Rubén Sobrino (79′), Chris Ramos for Álvaro Negredo (79′), Iza Carcelén for Lucas Pires (66′) and Maximiliano Gómez for Sergi Guardiola (73′).
Best player: Jeremías Ledesma
The player that probably impressed the most for Cádiz was the goalkeeper: Jeremías Ledesma. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.
Girona – Formation
Girona
59'
Also Girona adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Paulo Gazzaniga , Eric García , David López , Daley Blind , Yan Couto , Yangel Herrera , Aleix García , Miguel Gutiérrez , Iván Martín , Artem Dovbyk , Sávio .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Arnau Martínez, Ibrahima Kébé , Cristhian Stuani , Valery Fernández , Juanpe , Pablo Torre , Portu, Toni Fuidias, Silvi and Iker Almena.
Girona could not rely on the presence of Pablo Torre (injured) and Ibrahima Kébé (injured).
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Artem Dovbyk for Cristhian Stuani (72′), Miguel Gutiérrez for Pablo Torre (62′), Sávio for Valery Fernández (72′), Iván Martín for Juanpe (88′) and Yangel Herrera for Ibrahima Kébé (88′).
Best player: Yan Couto
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Yan Couto even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – Girona – 0-1
- Sevilla – Rayo Vallecano – 2-2
- Real Madrid – Osasuna – 4-0
- Mallorca – Valencia – 1-1
