GIRONA. Girona was eventually too much to handle for Ponferradina with the goal of S. Saiz (20′), Juanpe (75′) and D. Junca (80′).

The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Sánchez López who had the assistance of Moisés Mateo Montañés and Adrián Díaz González. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Girona was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Ponferradina that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Ponferradina was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Girona managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Girona shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Ponferradina shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Girona received 1 yellow card (C. Stuani). On the opposite side, Ponferradina received 3 yellow cards (Jose Amo, E. Moran and Yuri).

Standings

After this match, Girona will have 41 points like Ponferradina to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Ponferradina will stay with 41 points like Girona to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga 2, Girona will play away against Real Valladolid on the 12th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Real Valladolid (3 draws).

Ponferradina will host Real Sociedad II on the 14th of February with a 0-0 head to head.

Girona – Formation

Girona started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Juan Carlos (6.8), Arnau Martinez (7.4), Santiago Bueno (7.6), Bernardo Espinosa (6.9), Juanpe (8.0), Jairo Izquierdo González (6.8), Alejandro Baena (6.4), Pol Lozano (7.3), Borja García (7.2), Samu Sáiz (7.3) and Cristhian Stuani (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Ramón Terrats (6.7), Iván Martín (6.7), Ricard Artero, Ibrahima Kébé (6.6), Pablo Moreno, David Juncà (7.4), Nahuel Bustos (7.2), Ortolá and Víctor Sánchez.

Substitutions

Girona made 5 changes: J. Izquierdo for D. Junca (62′), S. Saiz for I. Martin (67′), C. Stuani for N. Bustos (67′), B. Garcia for I. Kebe (76′) and A. Baena for R. Terrats (76′).

Best player: Juanpe​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Girona was Juanpe.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 66 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Ponferradina – Formation

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

Jon Andoni Pérez Alonso played with: Amir Abedzadeh (5.4), Ivan Rodríguez (6.5), Alexandru Paşcanu (6.5), Jose Amo (6.7), José Antonio Ríos (6.9), José Naranjo (6.6), Agus Medina (6.2), Paul Anton (6.8), Kike Saverio (6.7), Eduardo Espiau (6.6) and Sergi Enrich (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: Erik Morán (6.8), Kuki Zalazar (6.2), Saúl Crespo, Copete, Adrián Castellano, Juan Hernández García (6.6), Ricard Pujol, Cristian Rodríguez, Yuri (6.6), Paris Adot, Miguel Baeza (6.5) and Sergi Puig.

Substitutions

Ponferradina made 5 changes: J. Naranjo for J. Hernandez Garcia (56′), P. Anton for E. Moran (56′), Saverio Kike for Yuri (78′), Agus Medina for M. Baeza (78′) and S. Enrich for K. Zalazar (84′).

Best player: Sergi Enrich​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ponferradina was Sergi Enrich.

His rating is (6.9) with 18 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.​

• Girona – Ponferradina – 3-0
• Real Sociedad II – Lugo – 1-1
• Sporting Gijón – SD Eibar – 0-1
• Real Zaragoza – Málaga – 1-1