Girona vs Valencia, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAStuani scores twice late as leaders Girona beat Valencia
Forward Cristhian Stuani scored two late goals within five minutes to give surprise LaLiga leaders Girona a 2-1 win against Valencia on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Girona. Iván Martín is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 3': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Javi Guerra.
- 6': Offside, Girona. Aleix García is caught offside.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Offside, Girona. Miguel Gutiérrez is caught offside.
- 13': Substitution, Girona. Pablo Torre replaces Yangel Herrera because of an injury.
- 19': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Iván Martín.
- 22': Attempt missed. Fran Pérez (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 23': Offside, Girona. Sávio is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Diego López (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Duro.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Iván Martín (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Torre.
- 36': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
- 36': Fran Pérez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Daley Blind (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia).
- 39': Pablo Torre (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Offside, Girona. Viktor Tsygankov is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Eric García (Girona).
- 42': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Yan Couto (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 43': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by David López.
- 44': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Offside, Valencia. Hugo Duro is caught offside.
- 45': Offside, Girona. Sávio is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 45': Pablo Torre (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pablo Torre (Girona).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Girona 0, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Girona 0, Valencia 0.
- 48': Offside, Girona. Viktor Tsygankov is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Martín.
- 52': Hand ball by Aleix García (Girona).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sávio.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Torre.
- 55': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
- 56': Goal! Girona 0, Valencia 1. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 61': Foul by Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia).
- 61': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Eric García (Girona).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Eric García (Girona).
- 65': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Valencia. Mouctar Diakhaby replaces Fran Pérez.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Sávio (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric García.
- 70': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Thierry Correia.
- 71': Hand ball by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 72': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 72': Pablo Torre (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt saved. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi Guerra.
- 75': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces David López.
- 76': Attempt missed. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego López with a cross.
- 77': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 77': Hugo Duro (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt saved. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
- 81': Substitution, Girona. Yan Couto replaces Pablo Torre.
- 81': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Iván Martín.
- 82': Goal! Girona 1, Valencia 1. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Valencia. Sergi Canós replaces Diego López.
- 84': Substitution, Valencia. Selim Amallah replaces Dimitri Foulquier.
- 84': Substitution, Valencia. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Hugo Duro.
- 88': Goal! Girona 2, Valencia 1. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
- 89': Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces Yarek Gasiorowski.
- 90'+1': Offside, Girona. Viktor Tsygankov is caught offside.
- 90'+1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Sávio (Girona) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+2': Sávio (Girona) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+4': VAR Decision: No Goal Girona 2-1 Valencia.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 90'+6': Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Offside, Valencia. Thierry Correia is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Girona 2, Valencia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Girona 2, Valencia 1.
Statistics
 VAL |
GIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 8 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 24.1 | Possession | 75.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 148 | Accurate Passes | 597 |
| 217 | Passes | 664 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 5 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 33 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 13,343
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 13,343
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | +35 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | +21 | 30 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | +13 | 28 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 12 | +5 | 26 |
Line-Ups
Girona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 5 | David López |
| 17 | Daley Blind  |
| 25 | Eric García |
| 14 | Aleix García |
| 21 | Yangel Herrera |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
| 9 | Artem Dovbyk |
| 16 | Sávio |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 34 | Yarek Gasiorowski |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 8 | Javi Guerra |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 23 | Fran Pérez |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 16 | Diego López |
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