VALENCIA. Valencia beats Girona 1-0 after C. Soler scored a penalty (45′).
Valencia remained in 10 after E. Comert received a red card in the 52′. Even so, Valencia still found a way to win this contest playing only in 10.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez assisted by Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.3 degrees Celsius or 86.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 19%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Valencia was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Girona that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Girona had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Valencia managed to find the solution to win this match.
Valencia shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Girona shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 3 yellow cards (T. Correia, G. Gattuso and J. Vazquez). On the opposite side, Girona received 3 yellow cards (Y. Couto, S. Saiz and V. Fernandez).
(Valencia) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (52′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Valencia has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Girona stays with points (0th).
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Valencia will host Atlético Madrid on the 29th of August with a 18-9 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (15 draws).
Girona will host Celta de Vigo on the 26th of August with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Celta de Vigo (3 draws).
Valencia – Formation
Valencia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Thierry Correia , Eray Cömert , Mouctar Diakhaby , Jesús Vázquez , Yunus Musah , Hugo Guillamón , Carlos Soler , Samu Castillejo , Hugo Duro and Samuel Lino .
The home team had on the bench: Jaume Doménech, Manu Vallejo, Francisco Martinez, Uroš Račić, Dimitri Foulquier , Nicolás González , Cristhian Mosquera , Marcos André, Koba Koindredi, Cristian Rivero, Maximiliano Gómez and Toni Lato .
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: H. Duro for C. Mosquera (53′), C. Soler for D. Foulquier (63′), S. Castillejo for Nico (73′), J. Vazquez for T. Lato (73′) and S. Lino for M. Gomez (74′).
Best player: Carlos Soler
The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was Carlos Soler.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
Girona – Formation
Girona started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Juan Carlos , Santiago Bueno , David López , Juanpe , Yan Couto , Ramón Terrats , Aleix García , Valery Fernández , Rodrigo Riquelme , Samu Sáiz and Valentin Castellanos .
These were the players on the bench: Eric Monjonell, Yangel Herrera , Ricard Artero, Pau Víctor, Cristhian Stuani , Arnau Martínez , Oscar Ureña , Alex Sala, Miguel Gutiérrez and Casals Joel Roca.
Substitutions
Girona made 5 changes: S. Saiz for O. Urena (61′), D. Lopez for C. Stuani (62′), V. Fernandez for M. Gutierrez (62′), R. Terrats for Y. Herrera (74′) and Y. Couto for A. Martinez (82′).
Best player: Santiago Bueno
The player that probably impressed the most for Girona was Santiago Bueno.
His rating is with 62 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Valencia – Girona – 1-0
- Almería – Real Madrid – 1-2
- Cádiz – Real Sociedad – 0-1