Girona vs Sevilla, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGADovbyk nets hat trick as Girona thrash Sevilla to reclaim top spot
Girona striker Artem Dovbyk scored a quick-fire, first-half hat-trick to help them to a 5-1 home win over Sevilla on Sunday as the hosts reclaimed top spot in LaLiga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Djibril Sow (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Portu (Girona).
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Adrià Pedrosa (Sevilla).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Goal! Girona 0, Sevilla 1. Isaac Romero (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrià Pedrosa with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Djibril Sow (Sevilla).
- 12': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! Girona 1, Sevilla 1. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sávio with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Isaac Romero (Sevilla).
- 14': Miguel Gutiérrez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Goal! Girona 2, Sevilla 1. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Portu following a fast break.
- 19': Goal! Girona 3, Sevilla 1. Artem Dovbyk (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yan Couto.
- 23': Foul by Portu (Girona).
- 23': Tanguy Nianzou (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Yan Couto.
- 26': Delay in match because of an injury Daley Blind (Girona).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, Girona. Antal Yaakobishvili replaces Juanpe because of an injury.
- 30': Foul by Isaac Romero (Sevilla).
- 30': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Girona).
- 32': Sergio Ramos (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Antal Yaakobishvili (Girona).
- 33': Isaac Romero (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Portu (Girona) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 40': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Viktor Tsygankov.
- 45': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Girona).
- 45': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Loïc Badé (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Suso with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': Offside, Girona. Artem Dovbyk is caught offside.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Girona 3, Sevilla 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Girona 3, Sevilla 1.
- 45': Substitution, Sevilla. Marcão replaces Loïc Badé.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Jesús Navas (Sevilla) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 46': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 47': Foul by Sergio Ramos (Sevilla).
- 47': Yangel Herrera (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Isaac Romero (Sevilla).
- 49': Yan Couto (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Tanguy Nianzou.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Sávio (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Tanguy Nianzou.
- 54': Yangel Herrera (Girona) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Foul by Adrià Pedrosa (Sevilla).
- 55': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Goal! Girona 4, Sevilla 1. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sávio with a cross.
- 57': Attempt saved. Djibril Sow (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Isaac Romero (Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 59': Foul by Yan Couto (Girona).
- 59': Isaac Romero (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Tanguy Nianzou (Sevilla).
- 60': Yan Couto (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Djibril Sow (Sevilla).
- 61': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Djibril Sow (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Sevilla. Érik Lamela replaces Isaac Romero.
- 62': Substitution, Sevilla. Hannibal Mejbri replaces Suso.
- 63': Foul by Hannibal Mejbri (Sevilla).
- 63': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Hannibal Mejbri (Sevilla) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Foul by Tanguy Nianzou (Sevilla).
- 65': Sávio (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 66': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 66': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Adrià Pedrosa.
- 67': Attempt saved. Iván Martín (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
- 67': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Adrià Pedrosa.
- 68': Attempt saved. Daley Blind (Girona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antal Yaakobishvili with a headed pass.
- 69': Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Valery Fernández.
- 70': Adrià Pedrosa (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Jhon Solís (Girona).
- 73': Attempt missed. Adrià Pedrosa (Sevilla) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Pablo Torre replaces Sávio.
- 73': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Artem Dovbyk.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Joan Jordán (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Substitution, Sevilla. Lucien Agoumé replaces Djibril Sow.
- 77': Substitution, Sevilla. Mariano Díaz replaces Lucas Ocampos.
- 78': Offside, Sevilla. Mariano Díaz is caught offside.
- 79': Attempt saved. Yan Couto (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Portu.
- 82': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 82': Joan Jordán (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Marcão (Sevilla).
- 85': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Érik Lamela (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hannibal Mejbri.
- 89': Goal! Girona 5, Sevilla 1. Cristhian Stuani (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Joan Jordán (Sevilla) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+3': Foul by Iván Martín (Girona).
- 90'+3': Hannibal Mejbri (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Girona 5, Sevilla 1.
- 0': Match ends, Girona 5, Sevilla 1.
Statistics
 SEV |
GIR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.9 | Possession | 55.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 389 | Accurate Passes | 504 |
| 450 | Passes | 568 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 27 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 12 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 13,092
Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 13,092
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 34 | +52 | 87 |
| 2 | Girona | 34 | +31 | 74 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 34 | +27 | 73 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | +24 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Girona (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 17 | Daley Blind |
| 15 | Juanpe |
| 3 | Miguel Gutiérrez |
| 20 | Yan Couto |
| 21 | Yangel Herrera |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
| 16 | Sávio |
| 8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
| 9 | Artem Dovbyk |
| 24 | Portu |
Sevilla (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marko Dmitrovic (GK) |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos |
| 22 | Loïc Badé |
| 14 | Tanguy Nianzou |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 16 | Jesús Navas |
| 8 | Joan Jordán |
| 7 | Suso |
| 18 | Djibril Sow  |
| 20 | Isaac Romero |
| 5 | Lucas Ocampos |
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