Girona beat Espanyol 2-1 on Saturday, 01 April 2023 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias. It was played at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Reinier received a red card for Girona during the match. Oriol Romeu received a yellow card for Girona at 24'. Iván Martín received a yellow card for Girona at 35'.
Second half: Girona took the lead at 53' when Arnau Martínez scored, making the score 1-0. Espanyol made their 1st substitution at 62', with José Gragera replacing Denis Suárez. Girona made their 1st substitution at 69', with Toni Villa replacing Rodrigo Riquelme. V. Castellanos received a yellow card for Girona at 71'. Espanyol leveled the score at 73' when M. Braithwaite scored, with the assist credited to Javi Puado, making the score 1-1. Girona made their 2nd substitution at 77', with Javi Hernández replacing Miguel Gutiérrez. Denis Suárez received a yellow card for Espanyol at 83'. Sergi Gómez received a red card for Espanyol at 83'. Girona made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Iván Martín replacing C. Stuani. Espanyol made their 2nd substitution at 85', with Javi Puado replacing Fernando Calero. Espanyol made their 3rd substitution at 86', with M. Braithwaite replacing K. Bare. Fernando Calero received a yellow card for Espanyol at 87'. Girona took the lead at 88' when C. Stuani scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Arnau Martínez received a yellow card for Girona at 90+3'. Espanyol made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with Óscar Gil replacing R. Pierre-Gabriel. Espanyol made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with Denis Suárez replacing Nico Melamed.
Girona used 3 substitutions while Espanyol used 5 substitutions. Girona got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Espanyol got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
How the match was won
- Girona outshot their opponent (14-5).
- Girona controlled possession (62%).
- Girona had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).
