Borja Iglesias wins Betis against Girona

Galician striker, who has already scored six goals in LaLiga, scored the first penalty He countered the point that Arnau Martínez signed for Girona seven minutes later, and in the second half ended with a 2-1 result in the 71st minute after missing good opportunities for the visitors 1-2. Manu Vallejo’s goal was voided, which could have been a draw in extra time for offside.

Sevilla team came to the match perched on the positions Champions with a great start to the season and tried to maintain those good feelings during the break due to the commitments of the national teams and also the stadium where he won the previous three LaLiga games and also the Europa League match against Bulgarian Ludogorets last Thursday.

But to the capital of Andalusia one came Girona who is back in the highest category with a good level and without complexes, so the illusion was to fish on the Verdiblanco grounds and not give up on his first victory on the course as a visitor.

Chile’s Manuel Pellegrini’s team played heavily and came eagerly close to the goal defended by Juan Carlos Martín in the first stages, but the team coached by Madrid’s Míchel Sánchez scored in the first leg.

Arnau Martínez did well after a good pass from Miguel Gutiérrez, only against Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva seven minutes later, but Betis didn’t take long to level the score, although a penalty was awarded for a foul after a quarter of an hour. defender Colombian Bernardo Espinosa to Rodri Sánchez.

Striker Borja IglesiasThe meeting, which started with the call of national coach Luis Enrique last Friday, He started the penalty game with a heel to his teammate and then transformed him.which he already has five goals in this championship.

Girona team, despite disappointment this meant they tied him up very quickly, and he even saw how his coach was kicked out of the group in protest twenty-one minutes later. has not lost its focus and has continued its bold approach, Brazilian striker Reinier Jesus took an unbeatable header, but was very innocent and focused on Rui Silva’s hands.

In the second half, as at the beginning of the first half, the visitors soon had the opportunity to score, but Reinier reached a post from the local goal after a game by the Argentine Taty Castellanos, which prevented him from scoring. The team again takes the lead on the scoreboard.

They had a few minutes of confusion. and what’s more, when midfielder Rodrigo Riquelme scored another clear goal soon after and Miguel Gutiérrez also scored shortly after, Pellegrini reacted and brought Aitor Ruibal and Brazilian forward Willian José onto the field, which made the business go on edge with Borja Iglesias combined.

The Galician striker went solo towards his opponent’s goal and didn’t just pardon against Juan Carlos, so Girona, not Betis, who took advantage of a newcomer mistake like Samu Sáiz, who lost the ball to Borja Iglesias.

2-1 in the 71st minuteWe had plenty of time ahead of us, but Betis didn’t want anything to happen at the time, but Manu Vallejo, who came out in the final part of the second half, gave him a big scare when the shootout was slightly canceled at length. offside.