It is never comfortable to face a match at the Coliseum, one of the least appreciated fields in the League due to the soulless atmosphere, the cold and above all because of the aggressive football that Getafe plays. The visit becomes a purgatory if you arrive with a heavy load of matches, plagued by a string of endless injuries and with precedents that invited pessimism, with no wins in the four previous visits in First Division. Everything pointed against Girona before the opening whistle, but Míchel’s team made a virtue of necessity. In a match that will not go down in history for good play, nor for showy plays, the people of Girona revolted a virtue that had been collecting dust in a drawer for months: effectiveness. Harassed all season by the lack of firepower, this time Girona took the three points on their only occasion, converted into a goal by Yangel Herrera.
“We are going to really compete, we need to win again,” said captain Stuani in the pre-match gathering, still in the locker room. Both premises were met, although with several asterisks on the way to victory, the second of the season away from home in the League. The truth is that Girona emerged victorious despite playing a gray, if not bad, game that was far from its best version. A priori, two opposite styles faced each other, the red and white ones were more protagonists and daring and those of Bordalás were more reactive and conservative. But reality illuminated a very different scenario.
Martínez Munuera awarded a penalty for a foul by Romeu, but the VAR indicated that the action was outside the area
The blues They are also defined by an intensity that boycotted Girona’s collective game. The game was played for the first half hour between fouls, cards and fruitless disputes. The closest thing to an opportunity in the initial stretch was a raid by Alderete, an indecision in a corner that Nyom almost took advantage of and a long shot by Iglesias.
Getafe seemed to have an unbeatable opportunity thanks to Romeu, who after losing the ball knocked down Yellu on the edge of the area. Martínez Munuera awarded a penalty, which was rectified by the VAR by indicating that the foul was outside the area. Girona won by millimeters and, on the brink of half-time, converted its only offensive play of merit in 90 minutes into a goal. Blind started the action with a great pass to Bryan Gil, excellent at unmarking, and the Catalan connected with Herrera who beat Soria with a powerful header.
The joy of the people of Girona gave way to terror when they saw Gazzaniga on the ground after taking a goal kick. The goalkeeper’s gestures of pain, in the last play of the first half, suggested that he would join the busy infirmary, which Krejci joined before traveling to the capital. The Argentine, however, returned after the restart. Perhaps still resentful of the inconvenience, Gazzaniga lost an aerial duel with Yildirim that almost ended in a goal and he went wrong in a frontal foul.
Those from Bordalás did not shoot between the sticks and Girona’s second and last shot was from Selvi without danger
Both teams were unable to realize their intentions. Everything became cloudy for Getafe when they reached the area, while Girona did not know how to control a match that became a chain of errors. The tedium was only interrupted by whistles from the stands and shouts of “board of directors resign.” Already in the final stretch, Selvi tried his luck from afar, without danger, in what was the second and last shot of a Girona that took a victory as lackluster as it was important. The blues who suffered their first defeat at home, were even worse, with zero shots on goal. They missed their scorer Mayoral. The break, much needed after a marathon of games, should serve the Míchel team to recover their strength and rescue the good football that brought them so much joy not so long ago.
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Technical sheet:
Getafe, 0 – Girona, 1
Getafe: Soria; Juan Iglesias, Duarte, Alderete, Diego Rico; Nyom (Álex Sola, min. 64), Milla, Arambarri, Yellu (Bertug, min. 46), Carles Pérez (Álvaro Rodríguez, min. 65); and Uche (Aleñá, min. 85).
Girona: Gazzaniga; Arnau, David López, Juanpe, Blind; Yangel Herrera (Ferran Ruiz, min. 73), Oriol Romeu, Van de Beek (Selvi, min. 73); Miguel Gutiérrez, Bryan Gil (Kim, min. 89) and Miovski (Stuani, min. 73).
Goal: 0-1, min. 42: Yangel Herrera.
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Committee). He showed yellow card to Van de Beek (min. 34), Oriol Romeu (min. 39) and Yangel Herrera (min. 40) for Girona, and Diego Rico (min. 38), Álex Sola (min. 87) and Bertug (min. 92) by Getafe.
Incidents: match corresponding to the thirteenth day of LaLiga EA Sports played at the Getafe Coliseum in front of 10,923 spectators. A minute of silence was observed for the victims caused by DANA.
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