2023-11-28 00:22:46
Girona is already taking its aspirations in the League seriously. The example is not the draw achieved against Athletic (1-1) in Montilivi but the feeling of slight disappointment that it leaves in the players coached by Míchel. The tie prevents them from maintaining the lead in the League alone, although they now share it with Real Madrid and are second on goal difference.
But Girona never disappoints and continues to make football a spectacle worth seeing in which the goal is the center of everything. Even more so if they meet a team like Athletic, which does not give up fighting or exchanging blows. And between the two of them they offered a game without pauses, in which the ball traveled from one area to another without there being much time to think.
It was a fast-paced game in which Girona held on in the first half due to the great performance of their goalkeeper, Gazzaniga, while missing their starting striker, Dobvyk, one of the top scorers in the championship who was carrying some physical discomfort after commitments with the Ukrainian team. In his place appeared Stuani, a legend of the team, but who no longer shows the forcefulness of the Ukrainian. The man was missing to finish off those plays, especially when Savinho arrived from the left in the first half. The Brazilian found Yangel Herrera’s shot in the play that could have helped Girona score the first. But the play was canceled due to Savinho’s offside at the start. The Brazilian also had the help of Miguel Gutiérrez. the best partner by his side.
The match was played at full speed, from one side to the other, and the goals came on two counterattacks. Girona took the lead by completing a perfect transition, which began on the left side and ended with Tsygankov arriving on the opposite side.
Athletic’s response came in another race, in a counterattack led perfectly by Sancet, who saw the pass between two defenders to take advantage of the arrival of Iñaki Williams. And the eldest of the brothers got rid of another defender before finding space to finish with his left foot to score the tie.
Girona is no longer the sole leader of the League, but seeing them is still a pleasure.
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