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FT Thursday, December 21, 2023
Girona DWWWW 1
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Real Betis DWDLD 1
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GIR101
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Match Report

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Pezzella stunner helps Betis hold Girona to draw

Argentina centreback German Pezzella's strike from a rebound late in the second half helped Real Betis hold surprise LaLiga leaders Girona to a 1-1 draw on Thursday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
52.5
Possession
47.5
12
SHOTS
21
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
522
Accurate Passes
456
576
Passes
523
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.3
37
Long Balls
37
22
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
10
11
Effective Tackles
21
17
Tackles
27
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
8
Interceptions
11
20
Effective Clearances
19
20
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:47 Artem Dovbyk scores Penalty Goals vs. Real Betis Watch on ESPN 00:39 Paulo Gazzaniga makes a great save Watch on ESPN 01:09 Germán Pezzella gets on the scoresheet for Real Betis Watch on ESPN 00:18 Rui Silva makes a great save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BET leads series 5-0

Lineups

BET · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Rui SilvaG
  2. 28Chadi RiadCD-L
  3. 6Germán PezzellaCD-R
  4. 3Juan MirandaLB
  5. 2Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 17Rodri SánchezAM
  7. 21Marc RocaLM
  8. 18Andrés GuardadoRM
  9. 12Willian JoséF
  10. 10Ayoze PérezAM-L
  11. 38Assane DiaoAM-R

GIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Paulo GazzanigaG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 5David LópezCD-R
  4. 3Miguel GutiérrezLB
  5. 25Eric GarcíaRB
  6. 18Pablo TorreAM
  7. 14Aleix GarcíaLM
  8. 23Iván MartínRM
  9. 9Artem DovbykF
  10. 16SávioAM-L
  11. 20Yan CoutoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Substitution, Real Betis. Aitor Ruibal replaces Héctor Bellerín because of an injury.
  2. 34' Substitution, Girona. Juanpe replaces David López because of an injury.
  3. 39' Goal! Real Betis 0, Girona 1. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 43' Artem Dovbyk (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+3' Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45'+6' Marc Roca (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Real Betis. William Carvalho replaces Andrés Guardado.
  8. 64' Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Artem Dovbyk.
  9. 65' Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Pablo Torre.
  10. 66' Substitution, Real Betis. Borja Iglesias replaces Willian José.
  11. 66' Substitution, Real Betis. Sergi Altimira replaces Marc Roca.
  12. 66' Substitution, Real Betis. Abde Ezzalzouli replaces Rodri.
  13. 79' Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Yan Couto.
  14. 79' Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Sávio.
  15. 82' Aleix García (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 88' Goal! Real Betis 1, Girona 1. Germán Pezzella (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by William Carvalho following a corner.

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