Girona also shows strength in Cup to get rid of Rayo

Cristhian Stuani (2) and Daley Blind gave victory to Míchel Sánchez’s teamHe equalized his ceiling in the KO tournament and will play in the quarter-finals for the second time in his history.

The Rojiblancos produced an outstanding performance in the first half hour to muster up their good feelings in Almería to put the gray draw behind them and achieve their 19th win in 24 matches and go into the sixteenth match unbeaten. Randy Nteka scored the honorary goal for Francisco Rodríguez’s team.

The match was born with fear for Montilivi: Nteka took advantage of a mistake by Juanpe Ramírez in the middle of the field to run in front of Juan Carlos Martín, but Miguel Gutiérrez came to the rescue by passing fortuitously between the striker and the team’s starting goalkeeper. girona In the cup.

It was just a scare because Míchel’s team soon took control of the game and the situation and established absolute and unassailable dominance. ray He was cornered and forced to wait for opportunities to do damage in transition.

The goal was imminent and fell in the 15th minute: Viktor Tsygankov, one of the seven newly arrived players of the Catalan 11, passed his deuce and assisted Portu, thus sending the death pass in front of the ’24’ team. area. There Stuani scores his 125th goal as rojiblanco.

The 126th point came four minutes later with a very strong penalty from Abdul Mumin to Portu: Girona captain converts him to Panenka style. It was his tenth goal of the season; As was the case throughout last season.

Rayo is far behind; Tsygankov couldn’t stop Portu and Sávio and the game was played only on the visiting field. It was 3-0 after a corner kick in the 26th minute: the ubiquitous Portu put the ball on the edge of the small area and Blind, careful at the near post, got in front of the defense He will celebrate his third goal in four games.

The guest team was forced to advance towards the forward lines against Jorge de Frutos’ post and was warned with a header. They scored immediately after a serious mistake by Jhon Solís.: Nteka stole the ball and beat Juan Carlos with a fierce cross.

But el Girona quickly regained momentum with notable heights and before the break Tsygankov and Portu were close to 4-.one.

In the first half, Míchel, thinking about the duel against Sevilla in Montilivi on Sunday, brought on Yan Couto and debutant Antal Yaakobishvili (2004) for Arnau Martínez and Juanpe, and again rested Tsygankov and Yangel Herrera in the last eleven during the match . He is out for weeks due to injury.

The situation looked very much under control, but in the 64th minute Nteka shook Girona: They were 3-2 ahead, but Juan Carlos denied his shot from the corner through the small area.

Rayo also managed to get into the game thanks to Falcao’s blunt move on Juan Carlos with ten minutes remaining. The striker reached the penalty spot due to the goalkeeper’s suspicion, but young Antal stole the ball from his hand just as he was about to shoot. The match actually ended on the Vallecano field, delighting a fan who wanted the cup.