EIBAR. SD Eibar tops Girona 4-2.
The match was played at the Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa stadium in Eibar on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Iván Caparrós Hernández with the assistance of Christian García Andreu and Fernando Estela Bravo. The 4th official was Sergio Usón Rosel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SD Eibar 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
SD Eibar was was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SD Eibar won the match.
SD Eibar shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Girona shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
SD Eibar received 3 yellow cards (X. Etxeita, Exposito and F. Sol). On the opposite side, Girona received 1 yellow card (I. Kebe).
Also, Girona didn’t finish the match with 11 players after D. Junca (Girona) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (74′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, SD Eibar will have 35 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Girona will stay with 24 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, SD Eibar will play away with Real Zaragoza on the 6th of December with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Real Zaragoza (1 draw).
Girona will host Leganés on the 6th of December with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Girona (4 draws).
SD Eibar – Formation
The manager Gaizka Garitano Aguirre decided to play with the following team: Yoel, Etxeita, Arbilla, Toño, Álvaro Tejero, Sergio Álvarez, Stoichkov, Javi Muñoz, Edu Expósito, G. Blanco and Fran Sol.
The home team had on the bench: Antonio Cristian, E. Burgos, Llorente, Roberto Olabe, Rober Correa, Miguel Atienza, José Corpas, Quique González, Y. Rahmani, Ander Cantero and Ager Aketxe.
Substitutions
SD Eibar made 5 changes: X. Etxeita for R. Correa (46′), F. Sol for J. Corpas (46′), Stoichkov for Y. Rahmani (84′), G. Blanco for F. Llorente (84′) and Exposito for M. Atienza (88′).
Girona – Formation
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Juan Carlos, B. Espinosa, Juncà, S. Bueno, Arnau Martinez, Aleix García, Jairo Izquierdo, Pol Lozano, Álex Baena, I. Kebe and C. Stuani.
These were the players on the bench: Jordi Calavera, Álex Sala, Dawda Camara, Suleiman Camara, Ricard Artero, N. Bustos, Ortolá and Samuel Sáiz.
Substitutions
Girona made 4 changes: P. Lozano for S. Saiz (55′), J. Izquierdo for R. Artero (55′), I. Kebe for N. Bustos (68′) and A. Baena for J. Calavera (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.