GIRONA. SD Eibar beats Girona 1-0 after S. scored just 1 goal (42′). Girona lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Saturday and it started at 6:15 pm local time. The referee was Oliver De La Fuente Ramos with the assistance of Daniel Pescador Hernández and Samuel García Aguilera. The 4th official was Sergio Usón Rosel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Girona was in firm control of the ball 56% while SD Eibar was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Girona had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, SD Eibar was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Girona shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, SD Eibar shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Girona received 2 yellow cards (Juanpe and Bernardo). On the opposite side, SD Eibar received 5 yellow cards (Tono, J. Corpas, A. Arbilla, X. Etxeita and X. Etxeita).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Girona will stay with 42 points to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, SD Eibar will have 56 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga 2, Girona will play away against Leganés on the 27th of February with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Girona (4 draws).
SD Eibar will host Burgos on the 27th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of SD Eibar (0 draws).
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
, Arnau Martinez , Santiago Bueno , Bernardo Espinosa , Juanpe , Jairo Izquierdo González , Alejandro Baena , Pol Lozano , Borja García , Cristhian Stuani and Samu Sáiz .The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Kébé
, Darío Sarmiento, Iván Martín , Nahuel Bustos , David Juncà, Adrián Ortolá, Aleix García , Ramón Terrats, Víctor Sánchez and Pablo Moreno .Girona could not rely on the presence of P. Moreno (injured).
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: A. Baena for N. Bustos (62′), B. Garcia for A. Garcia (62′), P. Lozano for I. Kebe (75′), A. Martinez for I. Martin (75′) and S. Saiz for P. Moreno (82′).
Best player: Aleix García
The player that probably impressed the most for Girona was Aleix García.
His rating is
with 29 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
SD Eibar – Formation
SD Eibar started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre played with: Ander Cantero
, Róber , Frederico Venancio , Anaitz Arbilla , Toño , Javier Muñoz , Sergio Álvarez , José Corpas , Edu Expósito , Quique and Stoichkov .These were the players on the bench: Gustavo Blanco
, Ager Aketxe , Xabier Etxeita, Yanis Rahmani , Esteban Burgos , Oscar Sielva, Fran Sol, Cristian Glauder, Chema , Miguel Atienza and Yoel Rodríguez.SD Eibar could not rely on the presence of A. Aketxe (injured).
Substitutions
SD Eibar made 5 changes: Exposito for A. Aketxe (24′), J. Corpas for Chema (67′), Stoichkov for G. Blanco (67′), Quique for Y. Rahmani (87′) and R. Correa for E. Burgos (87′).
Best player: Anaitz Arbilla
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SD Eibar was Anaitz Arbilla even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 64 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2.
- Real Zaragoza – Las Palmas – 2-1
- Real Sociedad II – Málaga – 2-0
- Tenerife – UD Ibiza – 2-0
- Girona – SD Eibar – 0-1