Girona beat Málaga 1-0 at Montilivi in a gray game for Míchel’s staff, where a goal from Nahuel Bustos in the final period was enough to add a fifth consecutive League victory and sleep only four points behind the direct ascent.
Girona and Málaga met in Montilivi in an important match for both teams, needing three points to continue on their respective paths towards their goals. Míchel’s staff came into the duel with huge casualties on defense and in midfield, and very little time for him to show himself on the pitch. They were probably the worst forty -five of the Catalans in a long time.
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The first bars gave a glimpse into a thick Girona and without any fluidity in the ball, one of the most important signs of Míchel’s team. Málaga, who in 2022 won just two games, jumped on the green of Montilivi without complication and wanted to get something positive. Before the first quarter of an hour of play, Natxo González’s men twice threatened the local goal. Paulino de la Fuente finished a header centimeters from Juan Carlos ’goal post and after some action, former rojiblanco Brandon Thomas forced the goalkeeper to show a long shot.
Montilivi was suffering with his team and with 9 minutes left the whole stadium fell silent before Míchel’s surprising change, who replaced Samu Saiz with Iván Martín and the footballer left the pitch in a rage, the his coach “you’re a clown”. At the break, the Madrid coach touched more pieces and Víctor Sánchez, with yellow, remained in the locker room.
Without making a radical change, Girona got better on the pitch after the break. Pablo Moreno, who had just entered the playing field, served Stuani with two beautiful balls, but the Uruguayan, missing the action, was not right in the definition. Despite this, Málaga still does not feel uncomfortable. Brandon, active and participative, again took the risk in the 57th minute and Juan Carlos had to reappear to prevent the goal with a great save.
Everyone indicated that the match would end with a draw on the scoreboard, but Nahuel Bustos, in a state of grace for several days, was enough for five minutes on the pitch to score the winning goal for his team. The Argentine took advantage of a rebound inside the area after good collective action and, with horrible cold blood, he shot crosswise to explode joy in Montilivi.
Source: La Verdad
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