In the match corresponding to date 23 of the Spain – LaLiga EA Sports 2023-24 tournament, Girona and the Txuri-urdines tied 0-0.
Yangel Herrera had a great performance. The Girona midfielder made 52 correct passes and was encouraged to kick 3 times.
Martín Zubimendi also performed well. The Real Sociedad midfielder made 75 correct passes and stole 5 balls.
It was a duel that was stopped due to the high accumulation of infractions on the field. There were several reprimands: Beñat Turrientes, Brais Méndez, Imanol Alguacil, Igor Zubeldía and Yangel Herrera. He was sent off for a straight red card, Míchel in the 88th minute of the second half.
Girona’s coach, Miguel Sánchez Muñoz, presented a 4-5-1 tactical layout with Paulo Gazzaniga in goal; Yan Couto, Eric García, Daley Blind and Miguel Gutiérrez on the defensive line; Yangel Herrera, Aleix García, Viktor Tsygankov, Iván Martín and Sávio in the middle; and Portu in the attack.
For its part, Imanol Alguacil’s team came out with a 4-3-3 tactical layout with Alex Remiro between the three sticks; Álvaro Odriozola, Igor Zubeldía, Jon Pacheco and Javi Galán in defense; Brais Méndez, Martín Zubimendi and Beñat Turrientes in the midfield; and Sheraldo Becker, André Silva and Mikel Oyarzábal up front.
Jesús Gil Manzano was the referee chosen for the match at the Municipal de Montilivi stadium.
On the next date, Girona will visit Real Madrid and the Txuri-urdines will play at home against Osasuna.
In this way, the local team is in second place in the championship with 56 points, while the visiting team, with 37, is in sixth place.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-02-04 00:05:02