a target Iñaki This Monday I took part in the Athletic Club scratching A point against Girona in Montilivi (1-1)advanced Viktor Tsygankov and this closes the 14th day LaLiga EA Sports Being in second place after a draw, this situation also feeds their European dream.
team Michel Sanchez The streak of five wins in the league was broken and left alone at the top, but it has the same points (35) as Real Madrid and maintains its ten-point advantage across the team. Ernesto Valverde (5th), the first team to be eliminated from the Champions League.
Athletic went to Montilivi field Too much pressure that will make it difficult to improve Girona’s gameIt was very disturbing in the first quarter of an hour played at the local venue.
After five minutes Mikel Vesga He found a gap in Girona’s defense and made an assist. Gorka GuruzetaHowever, the guest ’12’ missed an obvious goal opportunity with a docile and very timid shot.
As the minutes ticked by, Girona began to find spaces and a path to Unai Simón, especially in the left lane. Miguel Gutiérrez and Sávio Moreira put Óscar de Marcos in trouble. From his combination a cross was born for starter Cristhian Stuani, replacing the injured Artem Dovbyk. His shot went high. The Uruguayan player tried again right after, but Unai Simón prevented his joy with a divine hand.
Athletic, ambitious, he responded with a powerful shot from Oihan Sancet on the turn and had another clear-cut chance, perhaps the clearest of the first half. De Marcos came to the penalty spot to collect the rejected ball but his shot went just wide of the crossbar.
Guruzeta, Vesga and Nico Williams, along with young Sávio, also tested the reliability of Gazzaniga, who was the best of the local team in the first half.
In the 27th minute, the Brazilian player advanced towards the opponent’s goal and put the ball into the penalty area. The goal scored by Yangel Herrera was 1-0, but the referee canceled the goal. for offside at the start of the counter-attack. Viktor Tsygankov and Aleix García also scored.
The 0-0 score in the first half was a score that did not suit the values of both teams. The first half was quite entertaining and balanced.
Girona returned to the field with another piece of equipment, took a step forward and 10 minutes later the reward came. Miguel Gutiérrez and Sávio came together repeatedly, and the ubiquitous Brazilian sent the ball up the field. He couldn’t reach Stuani, but he did reach Tsygankov. Ukrainian player shouts 1-0 after cheating on Unai Simón.
His thirty-second goal in 14 games gave Girona so much confidence that they prioritized taking a 2-0 lead rather than taking a 1-0 lead. The opposition lost the ball in the area and Athletic launched a quick counter-attack, taking advantage of the left-back being unprotected due to Miguel’s greed.
on that side Iñaki Williams ran in, then evaded Aleix García and Daley Blind and beat Gazzaniga with his left, with diagonal ending (m.67). It was his sixth goal in LaLiga.
HE Athletic He managed to turn the score around with Nico Williams’ long-range shot and went into the final phase stronger against a Girona team that was visibly tired and whose game looked very long. But his were the two clearest chances; both Yan Couto’s pass, Yangel Herrera’s header on goal, and a play in which Pablo Torre could not find space to shoot.