Vladyslav Vanat vs Espanyol, Getty Images January 17, 2026, 00:10

In the match of the 20th round of the Spanish La Liga, Girona confidently beat Espanyol on the road with a score of 2:0. The key figure of the match was Vladyslav Vanat, who made a double, realizing two penalties at the end of the first and second halves.

The game was tightly contested with a lot of fouls and breaks. Espanyol tried to act aggressively, often disturbed the defense of the guests, but the hosts did not manage to create real scoring opportunities. Girona, on the other hand, bet on quick attacks and standards.

The score was opened in the third compensated minute of the first half. After reviewing the VAR, the referee awarded a penalty to Espanyol, which was converted by Vanat on the second attempt, hitting Marko Dmytrovych into the bottom corner of the goal.

The Catalan derby remained evenly matched in the second half, but Girona looked more organised. The guests put an end to the match already in the compensated time. In the 90th + 3rd minute, after a foul in Espanyol’s penalty area, the referee pointed to the eleven-meter mark for the second time, and Vanat was again accurate, scoring a double.

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Espanyol — Girona 0:2
Goals: Vanat, 45+3 (pen), 90+3 (pen)

Espanyol: Dmitrovich — El Hilali (Sanchez, 56), Calero, Cabrera, Romero — Gonzalez, Losano (Rocca, 81) — Dolan (Carreras, 46), Esposito (Terrats, 46), Milla (Garcia, 74) — Fernandez

Girona: Gassaniga — Rincon Lumbreras, Reyes, Blind, Moreno — Martin, Martin — Tsygankov (Rocca, 82), Lemar (Frances, 73), Gil (Asprilha, 73) — Vanat

Warnings: El Hilali, Sanchez, Carreras, Roca, Romero – Martinez, Gassaniga, Moreno, Vanat