Girona fell again from home against Getafe

A fresh defeat for Girona from Montilivi brought victory at Getafe, ending a bad run of four games without a win. Yellu’s goal on the stroke of half-time left the Catalans without the prize of an extension, having lost a new chance to continue in the Champions League match.

The one that is hard to chew, the one that rolls like a ball. The people from Girona traveled to Madrid knowing that the visit of the azulón team would be one of the most complicated in the calendar. Desperation did not take long to overtake the men led by Míchel against an opponent with a more defined style of play. Savinho was the first to lose his temper, as one of the first interruptions left the Brazilian with a yellow card which, as if that wasn’t enough, came with a prize. The winger will miss the match against Betis for accumulating five league cards.

They managed to turn things in favor of the visitors. Portu’s long run towards David Soria’s goal ended with the Murcian on the ground and VAR was assessing a possible red card for Alderete, who had delayed the action. The monitor called Munuera Montero, but the Castilian-La Mancha decided to stand by his decision and did not see a major penalty for the Getafense center back, also staying on a yellow card.

It is difficult for the ‘gironins’ to get used to the afternoon presented by the people of Bordalás. The locals suggested a lineup without a forward, something the Vallecano coach probably didn’t expect. However, the ‘blanc-i-vermells’ found a way to get close to Azulona’s goal, but their lack of determination cost them a lot throughout the first half. Iván Martín, Pablo Torre, Portu and Dovbyk did not bring a better victory and, if not centimeters, it was the wall of the rival that remained next to their opponents with a human mark.

And among those failures was Yellu’s goal. In a rout for the Catalans, Ilaix helped the 19-year-old beat Gazzaniga at the far post and teach a lesson in effectiveness to those who tried hard in the first 45 minutes (34′).

Proof that things were not going well for Girona was the early change of Aleix Garcia, who angrily headed to the bench to bring on Jhon Solís. With the coffee grower on the green the ‘gironin’ got oxygen and improved in terms of combination, which accelerated as the minutes passed. Míchel’s men began to gain ground on the Madrid team, but their lack of success remained precisely the last piece of the puzzle to find the prize.

Getafe, led by a detailed and efficient Greenwood, did not separate its attention from the holes left by the men from Girona. Their chances came in dribs and drabs, but they were no less dangerous than their rivals. Faced with successes and failures, both coaches threw more changes on the field that could determine the contest and, far from finding victory, the visitors fell into despair and mistakes in the final stage . Mata, in one of those losses, made a mistake in the most obvious action of the match, only against Gazzaniga.

Shortly before the end, some trouble broke out and the Catalans fell into the game of the residents of Madrid, who tried to shave a few seconds off the clock in every possible way.

With a lot of additions and little play, Stuani got it in the last attempt with his head at the exit of a corner kick, again with no luck. With the referee’s whistle pointing at the end of the match, Girona again left three more points away from home against a Getafe who remained solid to stay out of anyone’s zone and move closer to the European bids .