Match report

Girona Stuns Valencia with 3-1 Win in La Liga

Valencia
Valencia
1–3
FT
Girona
Girona
May 19, 2024

Girona pulled off an impressive victory over Valencia with a score of 3-1, staking their claim in La Liga's competitive landscape. The visitors capitalized on early goals from Savinho and Dovbyk before securing the win through an own goal by Gasiorowski. Despite Pepelu’s late penalty for Valencia, Girona maintained control to secure a vital three points.

Key Facts

  • • Savinho scored Girona's first goal in the 33rd minute with an assist from V. Tsygankov.
  • • A. Dovbyk extended Girona's lead to 2-0 in the 58th minute, assisted by I. Martin.
  • • Yarek Gasiorowski inadvertently scored an own goal for Valencia at 67 minutes, making it 3-0 for Girona.
  • • Pepelu converted a penalty for Valencia in the 84th minute to make the final score 1-3.

Lineups

Valencia

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (G)
  • 20 Dimitri Foulquier (D)
  • 3 Cristhian Mosquera (D)
  • 15 Cenk Özkaçar (D)
  • 34 Yarek Gasiorowski (D)
  • 16 Diego Lopez (M)
  • 18 Pepelu (M)
  • 8 Javier Guerra (M)
  • 7 Sergi Canós (M)
  • 9 Hugo Duro (F)
  • 22 Alberto Mari (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 Thierry Correia
  • 11 Peter González
  • 14 José Luis Gayà
  • 17 Roman Yaremchuk
  • 10 André Almeida
  • 49 Vicent Abril
  • 13 Cristian Rivero
  • 31 Rubén Iranzo
  • 19 Selim Amallah
  • 6 Hugo Guillamón
  • 27 Pablo Gozálbez
  • 30 Hugo González

Girona

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Paulo Gazzaniga (G)
  • 4 Arnau Martínez (D)
  • 25 Eric García (D)
  • 5 David López (D)
  • 17 Daley Blind (D)
  • 21 Yangel Herrera (M)
  • 14 Aleix García (M)
  • 8 Viktor Tsygankov (M)
  • 23 Iván Martín (M)
  • 16 Sávio (M)
  • 9 Artem Dovbyk (F)

Substitutes

  • 15 Juanpe
  • 24 Portu
  • 31 Jastin García
  • 11 Valery Fernández
  • 7 Cristhian Stuani
  • 26 Toni Fuidias
  • 1 Juan Carlos
  • 19 Toni Villa
  • 18 Pablo Torre

Timeline

  1. Valencia
    26' Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    D. Foulquier

    Foul

  2. Girona
    33' Girona Goal · Normal Goal
    Savinho · Assist: V. Tsygankov
  3. Valencia
    46' Valencia subst · Substitution 1
    Off: D. Foulquier · On: T. Correia
  4. Valencia
    46' Valencia subst · Substitution 2
    Off: H. Duro · On: Peter Federico
  5. Girona
    58' Girona Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Dovbyk · Assist: I. Martin
  6. Valencia
    61' Valencia subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Ozkacar · On: José Luis Gayà
  7. Valencia
    61' Valencia subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Mari · On: R. Yaremchuk
  8. Girona
    67' Girona Goal · Own Goal
    Yarek Gasiorowski
  9. Girona
    68' Girona subst · Substitution 1
    Off: V. Tsygankov · On: Portu
  10. Girona
    68' Girona subst · Substitution 2
    Off: E. Garcia · On: Juanpe
  11. Valencia
    72' Valencia subst · Substitution 5
    Off: José Luis Gayà · On: A. Almeida
  12. Girona
    73' Girona subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Savinho · On: Jastin García
  13. Girona
    74' Girona subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Y. Herrera · On: Valery
  14. Girona
    79' Girona subst · Substitution 5
    Off: A. Dovbyk · On: C. Stuani
  15. Valencia
    84' Valencia Goal · Penalty
    Pepelu
  16. Valencia
    90'+2 Valencia Card · Yellow Card
    T. Correia

    Foul

Match Stats

Stat Valencia Girona
Fouls 10 8
Pass Accuracy 87% 91%
Offsides 0 4
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 20 18
Corners 5 4
Total Passes 343 629
Yellow Cards 2 0
Blocked Shots 4 7
Shots on Target 6 5
xG 3.17 2.62
Shots off Target 10 6
Possession 36% 64%
Goals Prevented 1 1
Accurate Passes 298 573
Shots Inside Box 10 9
Saves 3 5
Shots Outside Box 10 9

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The early goal by Savinho at 33 minutes set Girona on course and gave them momentum.
  • ▸ Valencia's own goal in the 67th minute effectively sealed Girona's victory, giving them a comfortable three-goal lead.