Athletic shoot themselves in the foot

Athletic missed a good chance yesterday to get back into the European positions. The rojiblancos fell to Girona, victims of their own mistakes and own goals. The misfortune appeared in the fourth defeat of the season at home after receiving against Espanyol, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid.

Girona started the game better, creating danger on the right wing of the attack. So came his first goal, the task of Alex Garciato lose first simon with his left foot after entering the area alone. The Catalans opened up a gap on the scoreboard with the lions’ first own goal. The ball hits From Marcos and entered the nets of the Murgia goalkeeper, who moments before had to show two big hands before the shots of Castilian and Well.

The lions went in search of 1-2. Gazzaniga make a good intervention on a free-kick shot Alex Berenguer and a little while longer Diaz de Mera disallowed a goal from Inaki Williamfor offside. They were the best minutes for the locals, who managed to close the gap with the first goal of the season Yuri Berchiche. Zarauztarra picks up the ball from holy at the top of the big area and beat the Girona goalkeeper with a cross shot at the far post.

It was all going well, but the blow came at the end of the break with a free kick from Girona that went wide. Yes and it’s over Michael Vesgunintentionally to his own ends. Athletic went into the break 1-3, having scored three of four goals, one for and two against.

Valverde He moved a tab in the locker room. Julen Agirrezabalentered for the wounded first simon and Raul Garcia he did it for Gorka Guruzeta. Those led by Valverde They pressed, but it was Girona who had the chance to seal the game with a shot from Rodrigo Riquelme which forced the goalkeeper of San Sebastian to make an excellent intervention.

The local team tried in the second forty-five minutes, but had more heart than head and a good game. The bad luck continued with the second injury of the match. Lekue Yeray had to be replaced to act as center back, a completely unknown position for deustuarra, with inigo martinez still low and They lived allowed after seeing the fifth yellow card of his first cycle against Atlético.

Impotence begins to take over San Mamés in a low shot from Walls which he left and another Inaki Williams which also expands after being hit Juanpe. ‘9’ also sent a ball released by a rival and Berenguer almost introduce a ball placed from the right wing by ander layerrelief from From Marcos. Nothing went well yesterday. The team even played in the final minutes with one missing due to a clavicle fracture due to black pudding. Raul Garcia cut the distance after a mistake from Valerie and Gazzaniga, but there is no time for more. As a result, Athletic lost a good chance to regain sixth place in the Liga after Rayo’s defeat against Cádiz.