GIRONA. Girona was in the end too strong for Rayo Vallecano with the goal of Viktor Tsygankov (52′), Sávio (90′) and Sávio (90′).
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 8,923 spectators. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the help of Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Daniel Palencia Caballero. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.39 degrees Celsius or 54.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 8 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 73
- 55 Dangerous attack 35
- 81 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Girona had a strong ball possession 55% while Rayo Vallecano was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Girona won the match.
Girona shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Girona received 3 yellow cards (Sávio, Yan Couto and Aleix García). Talking about the opposition, Rayo Vallecano received 4 yellow cards (Kike Pérez, Pep Chavarría, Miguel Crespo and Pathé Ciss).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Girona has 59 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano will stays with 25 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will play away against Mallorca on the 3rd of March with a 5-5 head to head.
Rayo Vallecano will host Cádiz on the 3rd of March with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Girona – Formation
Girona adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Paulo Gazzaniga , Yan Couto , Eric García , David López , Miguel Gutiérrez , Yangel Herrera , Aleix García , Viktor Tsygankov , Portu , Sávio and Artem Dovbyk .
The home team had on the bench: Arnau Martínez, Cristhian Stuani , Borja García, Valery Fernández, Juanpe , Pablo Torre, Jhon Solis, Toni Fuidias, Antonino, Iván Martín and Juan Carlos.
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: Portu for Iván Martín (73′), Artem Dovbyk for Cristhian Stuani (73′), David López for Juanpe (70′), Yangel Herrera for Jhon Solis (89′) and Viktor Tsygankov for Pablo Torre (89′).
Player of the match: Sávio
The most impressive player for Girona was Sávio.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Rayo Vallecano – Formation
Also Rayo Vallecano adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Iñigo Pérez Soto played with: Stole Dimitrievski , Iván Balliu , Aridane Hernández , Florian Lejeune , Alfonso Espino , Óscar Valentín , Miguel Crespo , Jorge de Frutos , Unai López , Álvaro García and Raúl de Tomás .
They had on the bench: Andrei Rațiu, Pep Chavarría , José Pozo, Radamel Falcao, Bebé, Randy Nteka, Dani Cárdenas, Kike Pérez , Abdul Mumin, Pathé Ciss , Sergio Camello and Óscar Trejo .
Substitutions
Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Raúl de Tomás for Sergio Camello (58′), Óscar Valentín for Pathé Ciss (59′), Unai López for Kike Pérez (64′), Jorge de Frutos for Pep Chavarría (64′) and Miguel Crespo for Óscar Trejo (79′).
Player of the match: Miguel Crespo
The most impressive player for Rayo Vallecano was Miguel Crespo.
His rating is with 25 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Girona – Rayo Vallecano – 3-0