Kickoff: 14:00 CET / 13:00 GMT / 8:00 AM ET / 5:00 PM PT
Venue: Estadio Vallecas
Referee: Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes
Lineups:
Rayo: Stole Dimitrievski - Pacha Espino, Florian Lejeune, Abdul Mumin, Andrei Ratiu - Alvaro Garcia, Unai Lopez, Oscar Valentin, Isi Palazon - Sergio Camello, Oscar Trejo
Subs: Dani Cardenas, Pep Chavarria, Aridane, Ivan Balliu, Bebe, Randy Nteka, Kike Perez, Pathe Ciss, Jose Pozo, Falcao, Jorge de Frutos, Raul de Tomas
Girona: Paulo Gazzaniga - Miguel Gutierrez, Daley Blind, Eric Garcia, Arnau Martinez - Ivan Martin, Aleix Garcia, Yangel Herrera - Savio, Artem Dovbyk, Viktor Tsygankov
Subs: Toni Fuidias, Bernardo Espinosa, Valery Fernandez, Juanpe, Yan Couto, Ibrahim Kebe, Pablo Torre, Jhon Elmer Solis, Portu, Cristhian Stuani
Match Events:
5’ - Yangel Herrera tries to intercept Isi, but the ends up bouncing to Alvaro Garcia who has a great look and shoots into the bottom right corner. Rayo 1, Girona 0 – link
8’ - Oscar Trejo wins a ball up high and passes to Oscar Valentin on the right, who tries to shoot into the bottom left corner, but Gazzaniga pushes the ball wide for a corner
13’ - Yellow card for Miguel Gutierrez
22’ - Beautiful sequence by Girona as Lejeune makes a great goalline save
38’ - Ivan Martin with a promising shot from 22 yards, but Dimitrievski comes up with a save
42’ - Tsygankov centers to Dovbyk, who controls the ball and shoots to the right side of the goal from the penalty spot. Rayo 1, Girona 1 – link
44’ - Yellow card for Alvaro Garcia
45+5’ - End of half
53’ - Camello’s header off a corner hits the left post
59’ - Substitution for Rayo: Nteka on for Oscar Trejo
65’ - Ivan Martin and Tsygankov combine to find Dovbyk. Dovbyk’s shot is saved by Dimitrievski, but Savio is the first to get to the rebound and shoots into the empty net. Rayo 1, Girona 2 – link
67’ - Substitution for Rayo: Falcao and Kike Perez on for Camello and Unai Lopez respectively
72’ - Yangel Herrera shoots from the right side and Dimitrievski saves with the help of the post
74’ - Yellow card for Ivan Martin
78’ - Substitution for Rayo: Bebe and Jorge de Frutos on for Alvaro Garcia and Ratiu respectively
78’ - Substitution for Girona: Couto and Stuani on for Tsygankov and Dovbyk respectively
81’ - Lejeune’s header goes just off target
83’ - Stuani receives Yangel Herrera’s cross at the edge of the 6 yard box, however his header is well off-target
85’ - Substitution for Girona: Portu and Valery on for Savio and Ivan Martin respectively
90+5’ - End of game. Rayo 1, Girona 2
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Rayo | Girona :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.65 | 4.59 xA | 1.47 | 3.94 Possession | 46% | 54% Shots on target | 9 | 7 Shots off target | 10 | 6 Blocked shots | 2 | 5 Corner kicks | 8 | 3 Offsides | 1 | 1 Fouls | 15 | 13 Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girona | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 |
| Real Madrid | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 29 |
| Barcelona | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 27 |
| Atletico Madrid | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 25 |
| Athletic Club | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 |
| Real Betis | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 20 |
| Real Sociedad | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 |
| Valencia | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 18 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 |
| Las Palmas | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| Getafe | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 |
| Osasuna | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 13 |
| Villarreal | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 12 |
| Alaves | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 12 |
| Sevilla | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 11 |
| Cadiz | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 7 |
| Granada | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 6 |
| Almeria | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Rayo: vs Barcelona, 11.25, 14:00 CEST
Girona: vs Athletic, 11.27, 21:00 CEST
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