Portu gives Girona their third consecutive victory on his return to Montilivi

Míchel Sánchez’s still undefeated team added its ninth undefeated game against the Canary team with six wins and three draws, and will reach the first half of the season with 10 points out of 12. Montilivi suffered but eventually achieved a victory that ensured the best start to the season for the team in the First Division.

Francisco Javier García Pimienta’s team had minutes of dominance and opportunities, but it was once again seen Penalized for failing to score: They have already passed 330 minutes without conceding a goal since the first day and will continue to be in the last place with 2 points. When he returns to the Premier League, he still does not know how to win at home without scoring.

The Canary team started the game better and was about to take the lead with a pass from Munir El Haddadi from the defensive back of Pejiño, who replaced Sandro Ramírez in the 2nd minute, but by chance with Paulo Gazzaniga one-on-one. , the guest attacker away from the penalty spot with his right foot.

Growing up after an uncertain start, Girona began to calm down as the minutes passed, catching the ball and creating danger. Ten minutes later came the first warning from Gazzaniga’s kick: the all-round Viktor Tsygankov picked up the ball, ran diagonally across the field and shot hard, but Álvaro Valles parried it.

Others would come a little later. Two very clear and consecutive events for Girona, Same starting eleven in game three: First, Sávio Moreira’s shot on Arnau Martínez’s pass, which required a valuable intervention from Valles (20′) and then a high shot from Tsygankov after a big triangulation with Arnau. active and Stuani (22′).

The Uruguayan striker managed to score two goals at halftime, but Mateo Busquets Ferrer did not concede either: due to a net offside when he took the center of Arnau in the 30th minute and on a corner kick in the 45th minute. David López’s alleged foul on a block was not like that, according to the rojiblancos, it was a normal set of the game.

The first act, which was highly controversial in possession due to the unifying and purposeful nature of both teams, ended with the whistle of the referee, who played for the first time in the First Division.

The second half started like the first half. greater ambition and intensity Palm and with Gazzaniga as local savior. In the 58th minute, the Argentinian player showed his reflexes towards Sergi Cardona’s center after Julián Araujo’s free head kick from the left wing made a save as hard as he did in the 2nd minute, if not harder.

Just now, Pejiño had already disturbed Girona with a placed shot, but luckily he lacked the placement and power for a disturbing and unbeatable Girona.

in game time Míchel tried to regain the initiative with a triple change (Yan Couto, Pablo Torre and Artem Dovbyk) doubled down on the team’s offensive character and soon returned to Valery Fernández and Portu, garnering applause for his re-emergence as rojiblanco and even more after making the score 1-0 in the 88th minute. minute, after a clear chance for Dovbyk.

After minutes without fluency, Girona knew how to score.: Assisted by Valery from the left, Couto sent the ball towards the front of the small area and the ball appeared there. Portu signed on FridayWhen he returned home between 2016 and 2019, he again scored the winning goal with a header.