Artem Dovbik scored a goal in this game with an assist to Daley Blind.
On Wednesday, January 3, the central match of the 19th round of the Spanish La Liga took place, in which Girona hosted Atlético Madrid.
The team meeting took place at the Montilivi stadium and ended in victory for the home team.
The scoring in this game was opened already in the 2nd minute – Girona striker Valeri scored from a pass from Pablo Torre. In the 14th minute, Atlético managed to get even – Alvaro Morata scored after Antoine Griezmann’s pass. In the 26th minute, Savio put the Catalans ahead for the second time. And in the 39th minute, Daley Blind increased the White-Reds’ advantage by scoring the third goal against the visitors after Artem Dovbik’s save.
In the 44th minute of the game, Alvaro Morata scored a double and reduced the gap in the score. He was assisted by Rodrigo De Paul. In the 54th minute, this pair created another goal – De Paul passed the ball, and Morata scored a hat-trick and leveled the score. In the 90+1st minute, Girona midfielder Ivan Martin scored the fourth goal against Atlético. Porto assisted him.
Girona – Atlético – 4:3
Goals: Valeri 2, Savio 26, Blind 39, Martin 90+1 – Morata 14, 44, 54
“Girona”: Gassaniga, Couto, Eric Garcia, Blind, Gutierrez, Savio (Porto 89), Martin, Aleix Garcia, Valeri (Solis 59), Torre (Arnau 67), Dovbik (Stuani 67)
“Atlético”: Oblak, Witsel, Jimenez, Hermoso, Riquelme (Correa 77), Llorente, Koke, De Paul (Depay 86), Samuel Lino (Molina 46), Griezmann (Saul 89), Morata (Azpilicueta 89)
Warning: Hermoso, 90
Match overview:
Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbik entered this game in the main lineup of Girona and played 67 minutes. The statistical portal Sofascore rated the Ukrainian’s game at 7.1 points. Viktor Tsygankov was not included in the lineup for this game; he continues to recover from injury.
After 19 rounds, Girona is in second place in the Spanish Championship standings with 48 points. Atletico Madrid has 38 points and is in third place.
In the next round of the Spanish La Liga, Atlético Madrid will meet Real Madrid, and Girona will play against Almeria.
