The locals dominated the match from the opening whistle. Before the half hour of the match was over, the Girona They already had a four-goal lead on the scoreboard. Too easily, the Girona team avoided Espanyol’s high pressure and took advantage of their rival’s defensive weakness. Now, Manolo González’s men add the seventh defeat in eight games (the fourth in a row) and they enter a moment of crisis that calls into question the position of the parakeet coach.
It took little time for Girona to take the lead on the scoreboard doing what they do best: deploying with speed. Espanyol came out with very high pressure that, in the 4th minute, made it difficult for them to concede the first goal. Thanks to an exemplary triangulation by Girona, the ball left the perica pressure and ended up in the band of the Colombian Asprilla, who assisted for a Bryan Gil that he was absolutely alone and facing a single blue and white defender. The on-loan Tottenham winger had plenty of time to advance and cross the ball into Joan García’s goal.
After the goal, Espanyol became confused and showed serious problems in making at least a triad of passes to get the ball. Likewise, Girona had all the space they wanted to advance, and thus the second goal arrived quarter of an hour has already passed. In a play terribly defended by the parakeet defense, Bryan Gil received a ball cleared by Cabrera. Gil just had to leave her to Miovskiwho with Espanyol’s defense out of place, scored two to zero.
And the Girona bath was prolonged. Espanyol did not know what they were playing and showed no ability to confront their rival. In a play very similar to that of the second goal, five minutes later, the third arrived. Bryan Gil centered again for Miovskiwhich, to its delight, certified three to zero for the locals. The possession data showed after the third goal an overwhelming difference between both teams: 91% to 9 for Girona. And in this way, only one thing could happen, that the goals of Michel’s men kept coming. On a corner taken by Asprilla, van de Beek extended from the near post and Krejci scored the fourth for your team.
Girona continued to corner a totally harmless Espanyol and left with a four-goal lead at half-time which he achieved with tremendous ease and only taking advantage of his rival’s defensive and tactical demerit. The problems with the release of the ball due to a lack of midfielders and the high pressing condemned Manolo’s men.
Nothing changed after passing through the locker room. Espanyol was a dead team and he was very close in the 47th minute to seeing his “little hand” scored. The Girona players got around the rivals very easily, and thus, Van de Beek put a ball for Miovski which was close to becoming five to zero and a hat-trick for the Macedonian striker.
The game was being a complete disaster, a humiliation for Espanyol, that he had not had a single clear opportunity in the meeting. Van de Beek himself had the fifth in his boots again in the 50th, but his unfortunate shot allowed Espanyol to save the little dignity they had left on the green.
Javi Puado They closed the gap in the 55th minute. The Perico youth player made a one-two with Jofre and scored a great goal from outside the area in which it was the only shot on goal for the Parakeets in the 90 minutes. From there the meeting got quite cold. Espanyol tried until the end, but with great imprecision, while Girona slowed down the match, which ended four to one. Now, Míchel’s men lose their hair and they gain oxygen to face the Champions League match that awaits them this Wednesday. Instead, Espanyol enters a crisis and could see Manolo González be dismissed.
MATCH SHEET
Girona: Gazzaniga, Blind, David López, Arnau, Krejci, van de Beek (59′ Iván Martín), Romeu, Bryan Gil, Asprilla (59′ Tsygankov), Gutiérrez (81′ Selvi), Miovski.
Spanish: Joan García, Tejero (81′ Lozano), Omar, Cabrera, Sergi (63′ Kumbulla), Carlos Romero (45′ Oliván), Kral, Bauza (63′ Aguado), Jofre, Puado, Véliz (63′ Cardona).
Goals: 1-0 Gil (4′), 2-0 Miovski (16′), 3-0 Miovski (21′), 4-0 Krejci (27′), 4-1 Puado (55′).
Referee: Hernández Hernández (Canarian). He cautioned Carlos Romero (36′), Puado (70′).
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