Valencia vs Girona, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAValencia shock Girona 2-0 in first win of the season
Girona slumped to a surprise 2-0 defeat at struggling Valencia on Saturday as an own goal by Juanpe and a deflected strike by Dani Gomez within two minutes in the second half gave the hosts a first LaLiga win in six games.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Bojan Miovski (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 9': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Jesús Vázquez.
- 12': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia).
- 12': Jhon Solís (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Bojan Miovski (Girona) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego López.
- 19': Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 20': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Enzo Barrenechea.
- 24': Dani Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Juanpe (Girona).
- 24': Juanpe (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Arnaut Danjuma (Girona).
- 27': Attempt missed. Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Alejandro Francés.
- 30': Attempt missed. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 31': Foul by Bojan Miovski (Girona).
- 31': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Abel Ruiz (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 38': Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 39': Attempt missed. Diego López (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Enzo Barrenechea following a set piece situation.
- 40': Offside, Girona. Arnaut Danjuma is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego López.
- 43': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Juanpe.
- 45': Foul by Arnaut Danjuma (Girona).
- 45': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Girona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Girona 0.
- 46': Alejandro Francés (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Dani Gómez (Valencia).
- 46': Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 49': Attempt missed. Dani Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
- 50': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daley Blind with a through ball.
- 52': Dani Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 53': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Juanpe.
- 56': Goal! Valencia 1, Girona 0. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pepelu.
- 58': Goal! Valencia 2, Girona 0. Dani Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pepelu.
- 60': Alejandro Francés (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 60': Pepelu (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pepelu.
- 61': Substitution, Girona. Yangel Herrera replaces Oriol Romeu.
- 62': Substitution, Girona. Gabriel Misehouy replaces Abel Ruiz.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Yangel Herrera (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
- 64': Corner, Girona. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 65': Attempt saved. Gabriel Misehouy (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaut Danjuma with a cross.
- 67': Attempt missed. Gabriel Misehouy (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bojan Miovski.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón replaces Enzo Barrenechea because of an injury.
- 70': Offside, Valencia. Diego López is caught offside.
- 71': Offside, Girona. Bojan Miovski is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 71': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Girona).
- 73': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Juanpe.
- 76': Alejandro Francés (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Jesús Vázquez (Valencia).
- 78': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Bojan Miovski.
- 79': Substitution, Girona. Donny van de Beek replaces Jhon Solís.
- 79': Substitution, Girona. Bryan Gil replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Germán Valera replaces Dani Gómez.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Dimitri Foulquier replaces Thierry Correia.
- 81': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 82': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 82': Yáser Asprilla (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Javi Guerra (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 84': Attempt saved. Ladislav Krejcí (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bryan Gil with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Jesús Vázquez (Valencia).
- 86': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. Sergi Canós replaces Luis Rioja.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. André Almeida replaces Javi Guerra.
- 89': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 89': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Sergi Canós (Valencia).
- 89': Yáser Asprilla (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Sergi Canós (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Jesús Vázquez (Valencia).
- 90'+1': Yáser Asprilla (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alejandro Francés (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Misehouy.
- 90'+6': Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Valencia 2, Girona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 2, Girona 0.
Statistics
 GIR |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 67.7 | Possession | 32.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 538 | Accurate Passes | 202 |
| 607 | Passes | 284 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 14 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 40,896
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 40,896
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 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 15 | César Tárrega |
| 21 | Jesús Vázquez |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 8 | Javi Guerra  |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 5 | Enzo Barrenechea |
| 17 | Dani Gómez |
| 22 | Luis Rioja |
| 16 | Diego López |
Girona (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 18 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 15 | Juanpe |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 16 | Alejandro Francés |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 22 | Jhon Solís |
| 11 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 10 | Yáser Asprilla |
| 9 | Abel Ruiz |
| 19 | Bojan Miovski |
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