La Liga: Almería overcomes Girona 3-2
ALMERíA. Almería prevailed over Girona.
ALMERíA. Almería topped Girona. Girona was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Anexo Estadio de los Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium in Almería on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández who had the assistance of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was Marta Huerta de Aza. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.
Match Statistics
Girona was in firm control of the ball 66% while Almería was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Girona was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Almería was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Almería shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Girona shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Almería received 1 yellow card (L. Ramazani). On the other side, Girona received 3 yellow cards (Y. Herrera, S. Bueno and Bernardo).
After this match, Almería will have 7 points like Cádiz to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Girona will stay with 8 points to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
Y. Herrera
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13'13'
Leo Baptistao
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17'17'
E. B. Toure
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37'37'
S. Bueno
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38'38'
A. Embarba
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47'47'
R. Riquelme
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64'64'
Largie Ramazani
Gonzalo Melero
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64'64'
Samú Costa
Léo Baptistão
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69'69'
Yan
Arnau Martínez
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69'69'
Manu Vallejo
Valentín Castellanos
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72'72'
A. Pozo
A. Embarba
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78'78'
Cristhian Stuani
Cristhian Stuani
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79'79'
Valery Fernández
Miguel Gutiérrez
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79'79'
Toni Villa
Rodrigo Riquelme
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82'82'
Valery Fernández (Penalty confirmed)
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83'83'
Cristhian Stuani (Penalty)
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85'85'
L. Ramazani
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84'84'
Francisco Portillo
Lucas Robertone
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84'84'
Chumi
El Toure
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90'90'
Bernardo Espinosa
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90'90'
Yangel Herrera (Penalty confirmed)
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Almería will play away against Villarreal on the 23rd of October with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).
Girona will host Osasuna on the 23rd of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Girona (0 draws).
Almería: Formation and Lineups
Almería started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia chose to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez , Houboulang Mendes , Rodrigo Ely , Srđan Babić , Sergio Akieme , César de la Hoz , Gonzalo Melero , Léo Baptistão , Lucas Robertone , Adrián Embarba and El Bilal Touré .
Substitutes
Almería made 5 changes: Leo Baptistao for S. Costa (64′), G. Melero for L. Ramazani (64′), A. Embarba for A. Pozo (72′), E. B. Toure for Chumi (84′) and L. Robertone for F. Portillo (84′).
Top player: Léo Baptistão
Probably the most impressive player in Almería was Léo Baptistão.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (53% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 13.
Girona: Formation and Lineups
Girona started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz played with: Juan Carlos , Arnau Martínez , Santiago Bueno , Bernardo Espinosa , Miguel Gutiérrez , Yangel Herrera , Oriol Romeu , Aleix García , Rodrigo Riquelme , Valentin Castellanos and Cristhian Stuani .
Substitutes
Girona made 4 changes: V. Castellanos for M. Vallejo (69′), A. Martinez for Y. Couto (69′), M. Gutierrez for V. Fernandez (79′) and R. Riquelme for T. Villa (80′).
Top player: Aleix García
Probably the most impressive player in Girona was Aleix García.
His rating is with 51 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.
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