Girona extends dream with another brutal defeat by Celta

The Catalan team, the big surprise of Spanish and now European football, celebrated its ninth and third consecutive ‘extremity’ victory after 90 minutes in which it controlled the ball unquestionably but without causing danger.

Now in an even more delicate situation, Rafa Benítez’s team said goodbye to Montilivi with sadness because connected We couldn’t win the seventh game and will continue to decline for another week and angrily because In the 84th minute, the referee canceled Luca de la Torre’s goal due to Jorgen Strand Larsen’s hard foul on Paulo Gazzaniga. He said that the entire guest delegation protested a lot.

Girona were masters of the game from the start, with possession exceeding 80% in the first ten minutes and 70% at half-time, as well as three corner kicks in the first ten minutes. While the locals matured their game by looking for well-placed gaps in the opponent’s defense, the guest team relied on counter-attacking options because They had difficulty connecting passes and the ball could not hold on.

Domestic dominance was unassailable, as was Girona’s difficulty breaking the lines and combining with pace in the face of Aleix García’s tight marking.

Actually, Girona couldn’t shoot on target in the entire first half And that was only Vicente Guaita’s concern, as he received a cross from Sávio Moreira, replacing Celta’s suspended Iván Villar, for the first time, and Artem Dovbyk was isolated, unable to finish on the edge of the small area.

Míchel has already warmed up Portu and Viktor TsygankovA breakthrough in the meeting held after the injury in the 30th minute of the first half was greatly hampered by interruptions. Half an hour ago, the match was stopped with the participation of Renato Tapia and Sávio fans from the Galicia stands.

Despite local control The most dangerous approaches of the first half were made by Celta. In the 41st minute, Paulo Gazzaniga denied Jonathan Bamba’s powerful shot after a quick visitors’ pass. Earlier, Gazzaniga had smoothly saved Tapia’s shot from distance. After the corner was taken in favor of Girona, a three-on-three score became dangerous in the Catalan field. Sávio cleared the ball in the small area to avoid 0-1..

Moreover, Girona was disappointed with the match and angry with the referee. lost David López due to injuryHe was replaced by Juanpe Ramírez in the second minute of the seven added minutes and after numerous interruptions.

After the break, Míchel’s players returned to the field with another march and the first shot on goal came in the first minute: Dovbyk’s header from a corner kick taken by Aleix García. Every time Celta tried to play static, they would lose the ball with an easy pass.

Colder and more uncertain than on other nights, Girona struggled to play with their usual ease, but this grew worse as the minutes ticked by. On the hour mark, the very active Sávio put a new cross into the area which Iván Martín missed by a few inches.

In the 65th minute, Sávio assisted Yan Couto on a counter-attack, but his easy shot went just wide, with everything going in his favour.

Immediately afterwards, Míchel doubled the team’s offensive determination with the addition of Portu and Cristhian Stuani. Guaita started to gain time with goal kicks. In the 72nd minute, Miguel Gutiérrez almost took the lead 1-0 with a shot from the corner of the penalty area.

He came in 91, A hard shot from the front by Herrera after a pass from Aleix GarcíaIt was Guaita’s fourth goal of the season after it ricocheted off the left post, causing a frenzy in Montilivi. Celta continued to ask the referee to explain the disallowed goal.