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FT Monday, February 19, 2024
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Match Report

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Berenguer scores twice to help Athletic Bilbao beat Girona 3-2

Alex Berenguer scored twice as Athletic Bilbao brought high-flying Girona back down to earth with a 3-2 victory on Monday, a result that provided a reality check to the Catalans' lofty LaLiga title ambitions.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
3
69.4
Possession
30.6
12
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
601
Accurate Passes
224
674
Passes
294
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.5
36
Long Balls
53
21
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
15
12
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
10
9
Effective Clearances
12
9
Clearances
12

Highlights

00:25 Unai Simón makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:35 Iñaki Williams hits the frame Watch on ESPN 00:51 Viktor Tsygankov scores goal for Girona Watch on ESPN 01:12 Álex Berenguer scores goal for Athletic Bilbao Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Unai SimónG
  2. 5YerayCD-L
  3. 3Dani VivianCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 15Iñigo LekueRB
  6. 30Unai GómezAM
  7. 24Beñat PradosLM
  8. 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaRM
  9. 12Gorka GuruzetaF
  10. 7Álex BerenguerAM-L
  11. 9Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

GIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Paulo GazzanigaG
  2. 15JuanpeCD-L
  3. 25Eric GarcíaCD-R
  4. 3Miguel GutiérrezLB
  5. 4Arnau MartínezRB
  6. 23Iván MartínAM
  7. 14Aleix GarcíaLM
  8. 21Yangel HerreraRM
  9. 9Artem DovbykF
  10. 16SávioAM-L
  11. 8Viktor TsygankovAM-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Athletic Club 1, Girona 0. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 20' Juan Carlos (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 25' Eric García (Girona) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 25' Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 30' Substitution, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos replaces Íñigo Lekue because of an injury.
  6. 49' Goal! Athletic Club 1, Girona 1. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iván Martín.
  7. 56' Goal! Athletic Club 2, Girona 1. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
  8. 60' Goal! Athletic Club 3, Girona 1. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  9. 74' Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Arnau Martínez.
  10. 74' Substitution, Girona. Portu replaces Iván Martín.
  11. 74' Substitution, Athletic Club. Oihan Sancet replaces Unai Gómez.
  12. 74' Substitution, Athletic Club. Nico Williams replaces Gorka Guruzeta.
  13. 75' Goal! Athletic Club 3, Girona 2. Eric García (Girona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a set piece situation.
  14. 86' Substitution, Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes replaces Yeray Álvarez.
  15. 86' Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Beñat Prados.
  16. 89' Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
  17. 89' Substitution, Girona. Jhon Solís replaces Yangel Herrera.

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