Girona and Osasuna added an unsatisfactory score (1-1) this Sunday because the draw, fair, did not serve to end the Catalans’ streak of days without a win, or for Navarrese to continue another week in Europe. Victory for Villarreal.
Before a good Osasuna, Girona improved their image over the past few weeks and temporarily avoided relegationWhile awaiting Getafe’s visit to Vigo, the added point does not seem to dispel doubts.
The meeting has started Catalan control with possession of up to 65% In the first quarter of an hour for goalkeeper Sergio Herrera, who started again after the inter-week match day, but not in danger. The local goal was also new: Argentine Paolo Gazzaniga relieved Juan Carlos Martín.
In fact, Míchel Sánchez has also introduced three defensive innovations (Yan Couto, David López and Javi Hernández) to try to get past the defensive vulnerability that cost him so many points at the start of the season. Making five changes compared to a (1-0) win over Espanyol, Jagoba Arrasate had to score the sixth goal in the 7th minute.
He lost to Ez Abde with an injury, but Kike Barja, who replaced Navarrese on the left flank, opened the score in the 37th minute.By taking advantage of a new defensive concession from Girona. He stole the ball from Couto and beat Gazzaniga with a nice shot into the top corner, disappointing Girona team, who didn’t keep a clean slate in LaLiga Santander’s eleven games.
Osasuna, who was making progress and taking the initiative as the minutes passed, had already stroked the goal. Rubén Peña’s parabolic front shot and Nacho Vidal’s header from the balcony of the small area very close to the local crossbar to the center of Moi Gómez.
On your own behalf Girona, standing taller than ever before, worries Sergio Herrera, who only seeks depth on the right flank With Couto and Yangel Herrera, but without finding a finisher in the small field, he instead missed the centimeter and nose of Cristhian Stuani.
But he finally found his target in the last act of the first act (45+1′) and a big strategic move: Aleix García takes a free kick, Taty Castellanos hands the ball and David López celebrates 1-1 enters from behind.
The second half began with great dynamism and ambition for both teams, just as the first half ended: In the sixth minute of the game, Gazzaniga reached out to reverse Navarrese Jon Moncayola’s hard shot for a corner, and ten minutes later Míchel doubled down. His bet with Rodrigo Riquelme and Valery Fernandez.
Encouraged by the public, Girona grew up in the second act and took on the lead role. The opponent sought the goal, but could not find it, as he was victorious on both sides three quarters of the field due to lack of ideas and gradual exhaustion and fear of losing a semi-useful point. There were only two other clear approaches: a header from Unai García and an unsuccessful one-on-one goal from Cristhian Stuani..
1 – Girona: Juan Carlos; Yan Couto, Santi Bueno, David López, Javi Hernández (Miguel, min. 74); Herrera (Reinier, min. 74), Romeu, Aleix Garcia, Toni Villa (Riquelme, min. 55); Manu Vallejo (Valery, min. 55) and Castellanos (Stuani, min. 81).
1 – Osasuna: Sergio Herrera; Nacho Vidal, Unai Garcia, Juan Cruz, Manu Sanchez; Moncayola, Torró (Darko, min. 64), Moi Gómez (Ibáñez, min. 82); Rubén Peña (Aimar, min. 64), Chimy Ávila (Kike García, min. 82) and Abde (Kike Barja, min. 8).
Goals: 1-0, min. 37: Kike Barja. 1-1 min. 45+1: David Lopez.
Judge: Pulido Santana (Canary committee). Locals warned Miguel (min. 88) and Reinier (min. 89) and visitors Torró (min. 45), Nacho Vidal (min. 70) and Juan Cruz (min. 72).
Events: The match of the eleventh day of LaLiga Santander was played in front of 10,032 fans at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi.