Girona vs Villarreal, 2023-24 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Girona

FT
0 - 1

Villarreal

59': Bertrand Traoré
90'+5': Kiko Femenía

Girona miss chance to move second after 1-0 loss to Villarreal

Bertrand Traore's goal gave Villarreal a 1-0 win at Girona on Tuesday that prevented the hosts from reclaiming second spot in LaLiga.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
9': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.
10': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
11': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
12': Attempt missed. Daley Blind (Girona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross following a corner.
13': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
16': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Girona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross.
18': Attempt missed. Dani Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
21': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Eric García.
24': Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
27': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sávio.
28': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Iván Martín.
32': Attempt blocked. Sávio (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
32': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
33': Attempt missed. David López (Girona) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
34': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Martín with a through ball.
35': Hand ball by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
36': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
36': Gonçalo Guedes (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Daley Blind (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
41': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Kiko Femenía (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
43': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Álex Baena (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt missed. Sávio (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Girona 0, Villarreal 0.
45': Second Half begins Girona 0, Villarreal 0.
46': Attempt missed. Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
47': Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
47': Eric García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
48': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sávio.
50': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
51': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Yerson Mosquera.
52': Attempt missed. Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
53': Foul by Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
53': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal).
56': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Baena.
59': Goal! Girona 0, Villarreal 1. Bertrand Traoré (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
60': Foul by Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
60': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Eric García.
64': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Villarreal).
64': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt missed. Eric García (Girona) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a set piece situation.
65': Attempt blocked. David López (Girona) header from very close range is blocked.
65': Attempt missed. Sávio (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
65': Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Jorge Cuenca.
65': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
66': Attempt saved. Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Baena.
67': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iván Martín.
70': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Villarreal).
70': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Tsygankov (Girona).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Martín.
73': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
74': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aleix García.
75': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Yangel Herrera.
75': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
76': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramon Terrats.
78': Attempt saved. Sávio (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleix García.
78': Delay in match because of an injury Eric Bailly (Villarreal).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Villarreal. José Luís Morales replaces Bertrand Traoré.
81': Substitution, Villarreal. Étienne Capoue replaces Santi Comesaña.
83': Substitution, Girona. Toni Villa replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
85': Delay in match because of an injury Filip Jørgensen (Villarreal).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Daley Blind (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Étienne Capoue (Villarreal).
88': Attempt saved. Toni Villa (Girona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind.
90': Attempt missed. José Luís Morales (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
90': Foul by Ramon Terrats (Villarreal).
90': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Étienne Capoue (Villarreal).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sávio with a cross.
90'+3': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Álex Baena.
90'+3': Foul by Ramon Terrats (Villarreal).
90'+3': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Ramon Terrats (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal).
90'+4': Toni Villa (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ramon Terrats.
90'+5': Second yellow card to Kiko Femenía (Villarreal).
90'+7': Offside, Girona. Portu is caught offside.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Girona 0, Villarreal 1.
0': Match ends, Girona 0, Villarreal 1.

Statistics

VIL		GIR
14	Fouls	3
3	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
33.7	Possession	66.3
11	SHOTS	22
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	696
386	Passes	749
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	7
7	Crosses	35
0.3	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	35
18	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
3	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.4
13	Interceptions	5
28	Effective Clearances	4
28	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 11,440

LALIGA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	13	+28	33
2	Real Madrid	12	+14	27
3	Atlético Madrid	13	+12	26
4	Villarreal	12	+4	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Girona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Paulo Gazzaniga (GK)
17	Daley Blind
5	David López
3	Miguel Gutiérrez
25	Eric García
23	Iván Martín
14	Aleix García
21	Yangel Herrera
9	Artem Dovbyk
16	Savinho
8	Viktor Tsygankov

Girona Substitutes:

Juan Carlos, Pablo Torre, Jastin García, Valery Fernández, Juanpe, Toni Fuidias, Portu, Toni Villa.

Villarreal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Filip Jørgensen (GK)
2	Yerson Mosquera
12	Eric Bailly
5	Jorge Cuenca
17	Kiko Femenía
10	Dani Parejo
4	Santi Comesaña
16	Álex Baena
25	Bertrand Traoré
11	Alexander Sørloth
9	Goncalo Guedes

Villarreal Substitutes:

Manu Trigueros, Étienne Capoue, Ilias Akhomach, Ramón Terrats, Alberto Moreno, Aïssa Mandi, Pepe Reina, José Luis Morales.

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