GIRONA. Girona and Athletic Club draw 1-1. V. Tsygankov scored the first goal (55′) for Girona. I. Williams made it even (67′). Girona was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mario Melero López who was helped by José Luis Martínez Serrato and José Francisco García Lozano. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.81 degrees Celsius or 56.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 2 On Target 6
- 9 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 105 Attack 98
- 38 Dangerous attack 46
- 90 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Girona had a strong ball possession 60% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Athletic Club was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Athletic Club to win the encounter.
Girona shot 12 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Athletic Club shot 13 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Girona received 1 yellow card (Daley Blind). On the opposite side, Athletic Club received 1 yellow card (Gorka Guruzeta).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Girona will have 35 points like Real Madrid to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Athletic Club will have 25 points like Real Sociedad to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will play away with Deportivo Alavés on the 12th of May with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Athletic Club will play away agasint Rayo Vallecano on the 26th of May with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Athletic Club (5 draws).
Girona – Formation
Girona started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Artem Dovbyk, Paulo Gazzaniga , Arnau Martínez , Eric García , Daley Blind , Miguel Gutiérrez , Viktor Tsygankov , Yangel Herrera , Aleix García , Sávio , Iván Martín and Cristhian Stuani .
The home team had on the bench: Portu , Bernardo Espinosa, David López, Ibrahima Kébé , Valery Fernández , Juanpe, Pablo Torre , Yan Couto , Jhon Solis and Toni Fuidias.
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Cristhian Stuani for Portu (69′), Arnau Martínez for Yan Couto (69′), Iván Martín for Pablo Torre (77′), Yangel Herrera for Ibrahima Kébé (85′) and Viktor Tsygankov for Valery Fernández (85′).
Player of the match: Aleix García
The most impressive player for Girona was Aleix García.
His rating is with 93 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Athletic Club – Formation
Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor played with: Unai Simón , Óscar de Marcos , Daniel Vivian , Aitor Paredes , Íñigo Lekue , Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta , Mikel Vesga , Iñaki Williams , Oihan Sancet , Nico Williams , Gorka Guruzeta .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Álex Berenguer , Iker Muniain, Julen Agirrezabala, Imanol García de Albéniz, Asier Villalibre, Marcelo Gaete , Raúl García , Peru Nolaskoain Esnal, Beñat Prados, Álex Padilla, Malcom Ares and Unai Gómez .
Substitutions
Athletic Club made 5 changes: Gorka Guruzeta for Raúl García (74′), Nico Williams for Álex Berenguer (81′), Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta for Marcelo Gaete (81′), Iñaki Williams for Malcom Ares (90′) and Oihan Sancet for Unai Gómez (90′).
Player of the match: Iñaki Williams
The most impressive player for Athletic Club was Iñaki Williams.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Girona – Athletic Club – 1-1