Girona vs Athletic Club, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAGirona fail to reclaim LaLiga top spot after draw against Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams scored a second-half equaliser to hold Girona to a 1-1 draw in LaLiga on Monday, denying the Catalan side a return to the top spot.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Vesga.
- 6': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 6': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Arnau Martínez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 14': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
- 14': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
- 16': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 16': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt saved. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yangel Herrera with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 19': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 19': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 23': Attempt missed. Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 24': Attempt saved. Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 24': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 24': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Offside, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 27': Offside, Girona. Daley Blind tries a through ball, but Sávio is caught offside.
- 29': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
- 31': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 31': Attempt missed. Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 34': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov.
- 35': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 35': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitor Paredes.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
- 39': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high following a fast break.
- 39': Foul by Sávio (Girona).
- 39': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Aleix García (Girona).
- 40': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 42': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Yangel Herrera.
- 43': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 45': Offside, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos tries a through ball, but Gorka Guruzeta is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Girona 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Girona 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arnau Martínez with a cross.
- 51': Arnau Martínez (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 51': Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Hand ball by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
- 55': Goal! Girona 1, Athletic Club 0. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 57': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Yangel Herrera.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross.
- 59': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
- 59': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Daley Blind (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 61': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 61': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Aleix García (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arnau Martínez.
- 64': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 64': Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Aleix García.
- 65': Eric García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 67': Goal! Girona 1, Athletic Club 1. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oihan Sancet following a fast break.
- 69': Substitution, Girona. Yan Couto replaces Arnau Martínez.
- 69': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Cristhian Stuani.
- 70': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 74': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
- 75': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 75': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Eric García (Girona).
- 77': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Girona. Pablo Torre replaces Iván Martín.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Raúl García (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iñaki Williams with a cross.
- 80': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Íñigo Lekue.
- 80': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Nico Williams.
- 81': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Herrera replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
- 82': Eric García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 84': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Girona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Couto with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Girona. Ibrahima Kébé replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 85': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Pablo Torre (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sávio.
- 87': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Pablo Torre (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Offside, Girona. Pablo Torre tries a through ball, but Sávio is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Athletic Club. Malcom Adu replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 90': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 90'+2': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
- 90'+2': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 90'+4': Ibrahima Kébé (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Aleix García (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Portu (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Girona 1, Athletic Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Girona 1, Athletic Club 1.
Statistics
 ATH |
GIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 319 | Accurate Passes | 550 |
| 382 | Passes | 619 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 32 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 8 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 13,123
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 13,123
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | +29 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Girona (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 17 | Daley Blind  |
| 25 | Eric García |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 4 | Arnau Martínez |
| 14 | Aleix García |
| 21 | Yangel Herrera |
| 16 | Savinho |
| 8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
| 7 | Cristhian Stuani |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Aitor Paredes |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 12 | Gorka Guruzeta |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
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