On April 22, one of the matches of the 30th round of the Spanish Football Championship was held. Valladolid (Spain) and Girona (Spain) met.
Spain Championship, Week 30
Valladolid (Spain) - Girona (Spain) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Monchu (24)
Warnings: Ivan Martin (41), S. Amallah (68)
Valladolid managed to defeat Girona in the La Liga match at the Estadio Municipal Jose Zorrilla. The score at halftime was 1-0, and the final score remained unchanged at 1-0, Valladolid taking all three points. The first half of the game was marked by early substitutions made by Girona's manager. In the 5th minute, Valeri was replaced by T. Villa, and in the 12th minute, A. Garcia was replaced by Reinier. However, Valladolid took the lead in the 24th minute when Monchu scored the first goal of the match. In the second half, Girona tried to get back into the game, but failed to hit the bar. In the 41st minute, I. Martin was given a yellow card, which made it even worse for Girona. In the 64th minute, J. El Yamic came on as a substitute for Valladolid, replacing J. Sanchez.
68 minutes into the match, Valladolid's S. Amalla got a yellow card. However, he was soon replaced by D. Machis on 70 minutes. On the same minute, A. Aguado replaced Moncha. Valladolid kept making new substitutions in an effort to win. In the 71st minute S. Escudero came on instead of L. Perez. In the 90th minute G. Plata was replaced by R. Mesa. In the second half, Girona also underwent changes: Y. Couto replaced J. Martin on 77 minutes. On the same minute, R. Artero replaced A. Martinez and Valeri replaced R. Riquelme. Despite their best efforts, Girona was unable to equalize, and the match ended in a 1-0 win for Valladolid. It was a vital win for Valladolid, allowing them to climb up the La Liga standings. Girona, on the other hand, will regret the missed opportunities and early substitutions that did not justify themselves.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Valencia - Valladolid, Girona - Real.
| Valladolid | Girona | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Goals on goal | 6 |
| 15 | Strokes | 12 |
| 5 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 7 |
| 7 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 13 | Violations | 9 |
| 5 | Corner | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 39% | Ball possession | 61% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 6 | Saves by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 329 | Total assists | 520 |
| 250 | Accurate passes | 436 |
| 76% | Accuracy of transmissions | 84% |