Espanyol vs Girona, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Espanyol are hosting Girona
at RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Fernando Calero (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona).
- 2': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Arnau Martinez.
- 2': Foul by Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol).
- 2': Paulo Gazzaniga (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
- 2': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
- 3': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Girona).
- 3': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 4': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Offside, Girona. Aleix García tries a through ball, but Santiago Bueno is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
- 6': Toni Villa (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Fernando Calero.
- 8': Foul by Iván Martín (Girona).
- 8': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Girona).
- 9': Sergi Gómez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Valentín Castellanos (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': David López (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol).
- 12': Attempt missed. Ramón Terrats (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Iván Martín.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edu Expósito.
- 19': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
- 21': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Brian Oliván (Espanyol).
- 21': Brian Oliván (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Foul by Joselu (Espanyol).
- 23': Ramón Terrats (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Martín (Girona).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Villa.
- 30': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 32': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Girona).
- 32': Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! Espanyol 0, Girona 1. Toni Villa (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleix García.
- 35': Foul by Iván Martín (Girona).
- 35': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Joselu (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 38': Foul by Sergi Darder (Espanyol).
- 38': Toni Villa (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Hand ball by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
- 40': Offside, Girona. David López tries a through ball, but Toni Villa is caught offside.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Iván Martín (Girona).
- 44': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury David López (Girona).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Foul by Fernando Calero (Espanyol).
- 45'+2': Valentín Castellanos (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Girona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Girona 1.
- 47': Offside, Girona. Santiago Bueno tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleix García.
- 50': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García.
- 50': Substitution, Espanyol. Javier Puado replaces Edu Expósito.
- 51': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Gómez with a headed pass.
- 51': Goal! Espanyol 1, Girona 1. Javier Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 57': Substitution, Espanyol. Aleix Vidal replaces Nicolás Melamed.
- 59': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Cabrera.
- 62': Foul by Arnau Martinez (Girona).
- 62': Martin Braithwaite (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Substitution, Girona. Samu Sáiz replaces Toni Villa.
- 63': Attempt saved. Fernando Calero (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross.
- 64': Offside, Girona. Samu Sáiz tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Óscar Gil (Espanyol).
- 66': Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iván Martín with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Sergi Darder.
- 68': Attempt missed. Santiago Bueno (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 69': Foul by Ramón Terrats (Girona).
- 69': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 71': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Sergi Darder (Espanyol).
- 71': Substitution, Girona. Yangel Herrera replaces Ramón Terrats.
- 71': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 72': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 72': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Arnau Martinez (Girona).
- 73': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Aleix Vidal (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Samu Sáiz (Girona).
- 75': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Arnau Martinez.
- 76': Goal! Espanyol 2, Girona 1. Joselu (Espanyol) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Brian Oliván with a cross.
- 80': Attempt missed. Joselu (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
- 80': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 81': Substitution, Girona. Yan Couto replaces Iván Martín.
- 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Rubén Sánchez replaces Óscar Gil.
- 84': Substitution, Espanyol. César Montes replaces Fernando Calero because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Roger Martínez replaces Brian Oliván.
- 85': Goal! Espanyol 2, Girona 2. Yangel Herrera (Girona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol).
- 87': Yan Couto (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': César Montes (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 88': Rubén Sánchez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Yangel Herrera (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 89': Sergi Darder (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Foul by David López (Girona).
- 90'+1': Joselu (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Offside, Girona. Arnau Martinez tries a through ball, but Samu Sáiz is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Roger Martínez (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Espanyol 2, Girona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Espanyol 2, Girona 2.
Statistics
 GIR |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 396 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
| 458 | Passes | 354 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 14 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 25 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 21,429
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 21,429
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 21 | +30 | 49 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | +21 | 45 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 21 | +35 | 42 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 21 | +13 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Espanyol (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Álvaro Fernández (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 24 | Sergi Gómez |
| 14 | Brian Oliván  |
| 2 | Óscar Gil |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 20 | Edu Expósito |
| 9 | Joselu |
| 17 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 21 | Nicolás Melamed |
Girona (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 5 | David López |
| 22 | Santiago Bueno |
| 8 | Ramón Terrats |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 4 | Arnau Martínez |
| 14 | Aleix García |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
| 17 | Rodrigo Riquelme |
| 12 | Toni Villa |
| 9 | Valentín Castellanos |
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