GIRONA. Girona defeated Real Valladolid to win 2-1. A goal from O. Romeu was decisive in the 88min. It was Girona to strike first with a goal of Reinier at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. Romeu gave the win to Girona in the 88′ minute with a goal. Real Valladolid lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado with the support of Carlos Álvarez Fernández and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Imanol Irurtzun Artola. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.6 degrees Celsius or 69.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Real Valladolid had a superior ball possession 56% while Girona was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Valladolid was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Girona managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Girona shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Real Valladolid shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Girona didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Real Valladolid received 2 yellow cards (Anuar and R. Mesa).

Standings

After this match, Girona will have 7 points like Athletic Club, Atlético Madrid, Celta de Vigo and Real Sociedad to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Real Valladolid will stay with 4 points like Almería, Rayo Vallecano and Espanyol to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Girona will play away with Real Betis on the 18th of September with a 8-1 head to head stats in favor of Real Betis (1 draw).

Real Valladolid will host Cádiz on the 16th of September with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Real Valladolid (5 draws).

Girona – Formation

Girona started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz decided to play with the following team: Juan Carlos (7.0), Santiago Bueno (7.6), Bernardo Espinosa (6.7), Juanpe (7.3), Arnau Martínez (7.0), Oriol Romeu (7.8), Aleix García (8.9), Miguel Gutiérrez (6.7), Rodrigo Riquelme (6.9), Reinier (7.1) and Valentin Castellanos (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Casals Joel Roca, Manu Vallejo (6.9), Valery Fernández, Paulo Gazzaniga, Toni Fuidias, Samu Sáiz (7.0), Ricard Artero, Javier Hernández, Yan Couto (7.1), Toni Villa (6.7) and David López.

Substitutions

Girona made 5 changes: Bernardo for M. Vallejo (59′), R. Riquelme for S. Saiz (59′), A. Martinez for Y. Couto (74′), Reinier for T. Villa (74′) and V. Castellanos for J. Hernandez (90′).

Best player: Aleix García​

The player that probably impressed the most for Girona was Aleix García even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.9) with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Juan José Rojo Martín played with: Sergio Asenjo (6.4), Luis Pérez (7.0), Joaquín Fernández (6.9), Javi Sánchez (6.8), Lucas Olaza (6.7), Roque Mesa (6.6), Gonzalo Plata (6.7), Kike Pérez (6.8), Monchu (7.5), Anuar (6.2) and Sergi Guardiola.

These were the players on the bench: Kenedy (6.7), Sergio Escudero, Álvaro Aguado (6.5), Iván Fresneda (7.1), Sergio León, Shon Weissman (6.7), Óscar Plano (6.4), Iván Sánchez, Jordi Masip, Juan Narváez, Mickaël Malsa and Jawad El Yamiq.

Real Valladolid could not rely on the presence of S. Weissman (injured), I. Fresneda (injured) and A. Aguado (injured).

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 5 changes: S. Guardiola for S. Weissman (6′), L. Perez for I. Fresneda (28′), Anuar for O. Plano (46′), K. Perez for A. Aguado (76′) and G. Plata for Kenedy (76′).

Best player: Monchu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Monchu.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 42 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Girona – Real Valladolid – 2-1