La Liga First Half: Gazzaniga’s Mistake Nearly Causes Disaster, Lopez Creates Chances, Valencia Temporarily Draws with Girona

Key Events Game Report

At 0:30 on September 21st, in the 6th round of the 24/25 La Liga season, Girona traveled to Mestalla Stadium to challenge Valencia.

In the 8th minute of the first half, PepeLlu pulled Minovskiy, and the referee promptly indicated a foul.

Immediately afterwards, Asprilla’s set-piece was delivered into the penalty area, and Targá made a crucial header clearance.

In the 26th minute, Lopez turned and easily broke through the defense on the right flank, delivering a powerful cross near the baseline, but Gazzaniga was prepared and steadily collected the ball.

In the 27th minute, PepeLlu’s corner kick delivery was too close to the goal, and Gazzaniga once again collected the ball.

In the 28th minute, Gazzaniga played with fire in his own penalty area, and his pass error nearly led to a Gómez interception.

In the 31st minute, controversy arose when Lopez’s sliding tackle brought down Solís, but the referee did not make any call.

In the 40th minute, Minovskiy’s header clearance did not go far enough, and Lopez’s shot from inside the penalty area narrowly cleared the crossbar.

In the 45th minute, Danjuma fouled PepeLlu twice in succession, and the referee showed a yellow card as a warning.

The first half ended with Girona temporarily drawing 0-0 with Valencia.

Player List

Valencia Starting Lineup (4-1-4-1):

25-Mamardashvili; 12-Corea; 21-Vázquez; 3-Mosquera; 15-Targá; 18-PepeLlu; 22-Rioja; 5-Barenchea; 16-Lopez; 8-Gla; 17-Gómez;

Bench: 13-Dimitrevski; 20-Fulkiére; 2-Maximiliano; 6-Gilliamon; 24-Gaciołrowski; 39-Abahás; 7-Cano; 10-Almeida; 23-Fran Pérez; 32-Tehón; 30-Valera; 42-Madrigal;

Girona Starting Lineup (4-3-3):

13-Gazzaniga; 17-Blind; 15-Juanpe; 18-Krekic; 16-Francis; 14-Romeu; 10-Asprilla; 22-Solís; 9-Ruiz; 11-Danjuma; 19-Minovskiy;

Bench: 1-Carlos; 25-Lopez; 5-D. Lopez; 3-Gutiérrez; 4-Martínez; 6-Van de Beek; 21-Herrera; 23-Martin; 27-Misehoui; 7-Stuani; 8-Chygyntsev; 20-Hill;