Villarreal vs Girona, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
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2 - 2
2 - 2
Last-gasp equaliser earns Girona 2-2 draw against Villarreal
Villarreal were held to a 2-2 home draw by Girona in LaLiga on Sunday after Ladislav Krejci scored an equaliser six minutes into second-half added time with an outstanding volley from range for the visitors.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Bryan Gil (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 2': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Diego Conde.
- 2': Foul by Yeremy Pino (Villarreal).
- 2': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
- 7': Offside, Villarreal. Logan Costa is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 8': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
- 8': Offside, Girona. Miguel Gutiérrez is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
- 12': Foul by Iván Martín (Girona).
- 12': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yeremy Pino.
- 16': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Santi Comesaña.
- 18': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Girona).
- 18': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Ladislav Krejcí (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Cardona with a cross.
- 23': Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Álex Baena.
- 23': Goal! Villarreal 1, Girona 0. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 26': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Girona).
- 26': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Bryan Gil (Girona).
- 30': Thierno Barry (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Bryan Gil (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Baena.
- 34': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ladislav Krejcí.
- 37': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 37': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Bryan Gil (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierno Barry.
- 40': Bryan Gil (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Sergi Cardona (Villarreal).
- 40': Sergi Cardona (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Santi Comesaña with a through ball following a fast break.
- 43': Offside, Villarreal. Pape Gueye is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt saved. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 45': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Diego Conde.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Villarreal 1, Girona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 1, Girona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Abel Ruiz replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
- 46': Goal! Villarreal 2, Girona 0. Álex Baena (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yeremy Pino.
- 48': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Donny van de Beek (Girona).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 53': Foul by Bojan Miovski (Girona).
- 53': Santi Comesaña (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Bryan Gil (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Donny van de Beek.
- 58': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Iván Martín.
- 59': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Bojan Miovski.
- 59': Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Iván Martín.
- 60': Attempt saved. Thierno Barry (Villarreal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Thierno Barry (Villarreal).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu with a cross.
- 62': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 62': Foul by Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 62': Jhon Solís (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Abel Ruiz (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Sergi Cardona.
- 66': Goal! Villarreal 2, Girona 1. Donny van de Beek (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 71': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Gerard Moreno replaces Thierno Barry.
- 72': Substitution, Villarreal. Pau Cabanes replaces Yeremy Pino.
- 72': Offside, Villarreal. Pape Gueye is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Donny van de Beek.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Daley Blind replaces Arnau Martínez.
- 74': Foul by Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 74': Portu (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Gerard Moreno (Villarreal).
- 75': Jhon Solís (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Dani Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Parejo (Villarreal).
- 78': Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Suárez replaces Dani Parejo because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Santi Comesaña (Villarreal).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cristhian Stuani.
- 84': Attempt saved. Denis Suárez (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 84': Hand ball by Bryan Gil (Girona).
- 85': Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
- 85': Pau Cabanes (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Pau Cabanes (Villarreal).
- 86': Ladislav Krejcí (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, Girona. Cristhian Stuani is caught offside.
- 90': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Cristhian Stuani (Girona) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona).
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Girona). VAR checking.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: No Goal Villarreal 2-1 Girona.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Donny van de Beek (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Daley Blind (Girona).
- 90'+3': Álex Baena (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Daley Blind (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Álex Baena (Villarreal).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 90'+5': Pape Gueye (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Villarreal. Pau Navarro replaces Álex Baena.
- 90'+6': Offside, Villarreal. Kiko Femenía is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Goal! Villarreal 2, Girona 2. Ladislav Krejcí (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristhian Stuani with a headed pass.
- 90'+8': Portu (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pape Gueye following a fast break.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Villarreal 2, Girona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 2, Girona 2.
Statistics
 GIR |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 64.1 | Possession | 35.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 614 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
| 665 | Passes | 372 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 23 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 12 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 5 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,732
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,732
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | +30 | 38 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | +20 | 38 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 17 | +21 | 37 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 18 | +11 | 33 |
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego Conde (GK) |
| 2 | Logan Costa |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol  |
| 23 | Sergi Cardona |
| 17 | Kiko Femenía |
| 10 | Dani Parejo |
| 14 | Santi Comesaña |
| 16 | Álex Baena |
| 21 | Yeremy Pino |
| 15 | Thierno Barry |
| 18 | Pape Gueye |
Girona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 18 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 5 | David López |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 4 | Arnau Martínez |
| 6 | Donny van de Beek |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
| 19 | Bojan Miovski |
| 11 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 20 | Bryan Gil |
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