La Liga 2: Girona defeats Ponferradina 3-0
GIRONA. Girona was in the end too good for Ponferradina.
GIRONA. Girona was finally too much to handle for Ponferradina with the goal of S. Saiz (20′), Juanpe (75′) and D. Junca (80′).
The match was played at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi stadium in Girona on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Rafael Sánchez López with the assistance of Moisés Mateo Montañés and Adrián Díaz González. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Girona was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Ponferradina that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Ponferradina was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Girona succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Girona shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Ponferradina shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Girona received 1 yellow card (C. Stuani). On the opposite side, Ponferradina received 3 yellow cards (Jose Amo, E. Moran and Yuri).
After this encounter, Girona will have 38 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Ponferradina will stay with 41 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
S. Saiz
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21'21'
C. Stuani
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54'54'
Jose Amo
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56'56'
J. Hernandez Garcia
J. Naranjo
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56'56'
E. Moran
P. Anton
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62'62'
E. Moran
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62'62'
D. Junca
J. Izquierdo
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67'67'
I. Martin
S. Saiz
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67'67'
N. Bustos
C. Stuani
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75'75'
Juanpe
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76'76'
I. Kebe
B. Garcia
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76'76'
R. Terrats
A. Baena
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78'78'
Yuri
Saverio Kike
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78'78'
M. Baeza
Agus Medina
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80'80'
D. Junca
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84'84'
Yuri
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84'84'
K. Zalazar
S. Enrich
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga 2 match, Girona will play away against Real Valladolid on the 12th of February with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Real Valladolid (3 draws).
Ponferradina will host Real Sociedad II on the 14th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
Girona: Formation and Lineups
Girona started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Miguel Ángel Sánchez Muñoz chose to play with the following team: Juan Carlos , Arnau Martinez , Santiago Bueno , Bernardo Espinosa , Juanpe , Jairo Izquierdo González , Alejandro Baena , Pol Lozano , Borja García , Samu Sáiz and Cristhian Stuani .
Substitutes
Girona made 5 changes: J. Izquierdo for D. Junca (62′), S. Saiz for I. Martin (67′), C. Stuani for N. Bustos (67′), B. Garcia for I. Kebe (76′) and A. Baena for R. Terrats (76′).
Top player: David Juncà
Probably the most impressive player in Girona was David Juncà.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 62′.
Ponferradina: Formation and Lineups
Ponferradina started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Jon Andoni Pérez Alonso played with: Amir Abedzadeh , Ivan Rodríguez , Alexandru Paşcanu , Jose Amo , José Antonio Ríos , José Naranjo , Agus Medina , Paul Anton , Kike Saverio , Eduardo Espiau and Sergi Enrich .
Substitutes
Ponferradina made 5 changes: J. Naranjo for J. Hernandez Garcia (56′), P. Anton for E. Moran (56′), Saverio Kike for Yuri (78′), Agus Medina for M. Baeza (78′) and S. Enrich for K. Zalazar (84′).
Top player: Paul Anton
The player who no doubt impressed Ponferradina the most was Paul Anton.
His rating is with 39 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga 2
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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