Girona’s epic victory over Athletic

He Girona had an epic afternoon at Montilivi. The three penalties were saved by Gazzaniga and the purpose of Stuani In injury time, they smiled back at the Catalans against Athleticwho left empty-handed.

Good temperatures took over a match supported by more than 13,000 spectators who saw goals from both sides. The men from Girona entered the field with the clear intention of overturning a streak of six games without a win, while the lions had to manage without their top star, Nico Williamscome down in the last hours.

True to their famous pressure, the visitors put the opposition on the ropes whenever they could, giving prominence to some forced action in the first half and leaving the hero as Paulo Gazzanigastar of the meeting for several reasons.

And it was that Michael He got tired of asking in the preview how much he wanted to see his team play in front, looking his opponent in the face. The Vallecano coach, who is also true to his principles, insists that his team play from the back so that the Bilbao team does not chase more balls than necessary in divided actions.

The dance will begin

Montilivipermanent judge of the match, showed a buzz in some moments of the event, demanding more from his team, perhaps more for points on the table than for sensations. However, they found themselves with a penalty against them after an action caused by Arnau unfortunately All of this goes unnoticed until it gets in the way. From Cerro Grande in it VARwho called Pulido Santana. In the current current punishment, Iñaki apparently the author of the launch, until Berenguer He stole the leather. own Berenguer He missed the ultimate punishment, or rather avoided it Gazzaniga with great pauses. And he’s not the only one.

The goals, however, were saved before the halfway point. Miguelwho saw the intentions of the shot Asprillais the smartest, passing the ball, tricky Padilla and opening the can for his team (39′). Relief for the Colombian, who made his debut as a ‘Gironí’ scorer, although the joy was short-lived after a good counter-attack by the lions after a good pass from Berenguer in Sancetwho controlled with his chest and referred, injuring himself at the same time he equalized (41′).

After the break, a bit of insistence from the ‘blanc-i-vermells’, included Asprilla leading the attack. However, a new call from VAR and, after a long wait Polished Santana checking action… new penalty. He Girona He claimed some early hands, but this was just the beginning. One, two… And three! The Argentine saved three penalties in one of his best afternoons: he saved the second penalty and the repeat. Montilivi he went crazy

many mistakes

From there, it was a game that was too stagnant, with fouls and setbacks that somewhat interrupted the rhythm after the locals’ euphoric moment in the penalty show. It is activated, again, over time.

He tried it Migueltried it Yangelhe has Krejci. He Girona They plugged in in the final minutes, enjoying good chances that almost missed. In all this, it is not up to the discount when Michael he made the second and third changes, including the Stuani and Misehouy as heroes. He never stopped trusting his heroes on the field until the end. Stuanifollowing the script, had the clearest chance, although the match would not end without a new penalty, this time in favor of Girona while Walls He ended up being excommunicated for protesting.

And again… Forever Stuani! The Uruguayan scored at the last breath to blow up the entire stadium and restore victory to a Girona very necessary.