End of the football year in Montilivi. A 2024 that has brought with it one of the greater joys and dreams for all the people of Girona. He taught everyone a lesson last season and won the prestigious prize of playing in the Champions League. This season, things are not going the same way, but the enthusiasm and desire are the same and Girona was able to put the finishing touch with a comfortable, and deserved, victory against Valladolid (3-0).
The match was controlled from start to finish by the locals, exposing his main hallmark since Míchel is on the bench: loving and pampering the ball to generate from behind. And so it was. For its part, Valladolid waited in its field and defended in low blockin the hope of catching the occasional loose ball due to a mistake and thus going on the counterattack.
Very soon the two Girona wide players were seen: Bryan Gil and Asprilla. The two carried the weight of the Girona attack and sought to tickle the opposing defense. There were spaces, but the chances were not finished properly.
It was difficult to break the ice, but once it was done, everything went smoothly. It was in the 31st minute and with a foul on the edge of the area. Miguel Gutiérrez shot, The barrier opened, but the ball hit David Lópezdiverting its trajectory and entering from the opposite side to which Hein had launched.
Everything went smoothly for Girona and, on the brink of half-time, Abel Ruiz made it 2-0. Measured cross by Miguel Gutiérrez from the left to the far post, where the '9' timed it perfectly and unleashed an accurate header to the left post of Hein, who could do nothing to stop it.
The second half began with the same game script. Girona dominated and Valladolid waited for something to happen. Spoiler: nothing happened. And the thing is that Cocca's team was leaving a very poor image on their visit to Montilivi, well, we all agree that, a priori, the Pucelanos are weaker, but that does not mean that the attitude is to try to get something positive, especially when you are behind on the scoreboard.
Míchel's team took their foot off the accelerator a little and let themselves flow. They did not lose sight of the opposing goalbut the occasions were more isolated. Only Asprilla seemed more determined to get the goal.
Valladolid's clearest goal did not come until the 68th minute of the game and was a shoe from Mario Martín to a ball that was left loose and forced Gazzaniga to do everything he could to prevent the goal. This reactivated Girona, who picked up the pace again and went for more.
In the 70th minute, a play by Asprilla, which saw Van de Beek enter and, first of all, He left it behind for the arrival of Bryan Gil, who finished off, but Hein took out a brilliant foot to prevent the goal. Girona almost missed the sentence.
The game entered the final stretch and the locals finished their work with the third and final score. Center from the right by Arnau, who collected the rebound after David López's shot and saw the entry of Danjumawho shot, hit Hein just enough, but The ball went into the back of the net.
Nothing else happened and González Fuertes declared the end of the 90 minutes and the victory went to Girona, who remains 8th with 25 pointsonly 2 behind Europe, at the expense of what the rest of the rivals do. A very prosperous night in Montilivi.
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