Girona wins its first Champions League victory

TreYes it took days Girona add a new milestone and achieve your first victory in Champions in victory over Slovan Bratislava. Miguel and Juanpe They fired up the Girona team with the goal of adding the first three points of this new format in each half.

Unlike the late evening against Feyenoord on the European premiere at home, this time there was an atmosphere worthy of the circumstances. The blessed rain did not follow, and in addition, Montilivi celebrated its first European sell-out, responding to the call of Michel and the captain. Stuani.

Two days before the break, Michel Sanchez’s men took to the field with the clearest goal: to finally win the first three points in the Champions League. This meant not only making history in the competition, but also getting a chance to advance to the next stage, although it is unknown whether this is really convenient given the state of the team in terms of losses.

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And, as happened at the last continental meeting, Ivan Martin asked for a replacement, like Tsygankov, before reaching the half-hour mark. This meant another loss for Girona, absolutely minuscule in terms of losses. With Miovski on the field, only David Lopez remained on the Gironi bench as a first-team player. Everything else is young players and team members.

To the Bilbao native’s applause as he left the field, Miguel took the opportunity to shoot on target for the first time after several attempts. The defender was unlucky with his first shot but lucky with his second, cutting in from behind to finish another Danjuma cross (43′). The locals took the lead, completely dominating the clock and subduing their opponents who only had one chance before they reached the halfway mark on good play from Blackaman.

It’s the same in the second half. Blanc-et-Vermeil turned their attention back to the goal defended by the Slovaks, who did their best to resist Danjuma’s attacks and Miovski’s header as soon as they set foot on the grass. The guests, for their part, tried to launch a counterattack or take advantage of some set pieces.

However, the best was yet to come. Krejci’s foul on the edge of the box seemed to be a treat for the few fans who stepped up to kick the ball. Danjuma, Miguel, Juanpe, Frances and Van de Beek wanted to take the ball, but more than 9,000 judges welcomed the Canary Islands centre-back on his European debut as a professional footballer and as a Girona player to make history for the club. No sooner said than done. Juanpe took the shot and Juanpe scored the second goal of the game, receiving applause from those calling for his shot (73 minutes). On the other hand, Stuani, who looked like a madman after his first goal, finished the match in a rage, while Van de Beek showed discomfort in his quadriceps due to the blow.

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The dominance was repeated throughout the second half. Only arguments, ending in fouls and some specific errors, seemed to stop the men led by coach Vallecano, who were applauded at the end of the match for the excellent work of all involved.

The only but, especially for Stuani, was a penalty, which Stuani missed just three minutes before the time limit reached 90. The Uruguayan made a mistake where he almost never makes a mistake, introducing four minutes of stoppage time.

In stoppage time, the Slovaks had three clear chances: one inside the six-yard box, another from outside the penalty area and a third against the crossbar. This time yes, but luck smiled on Girona, adding a first Champions League win and three points that moved them away from the bottom of the table. The next match will be against Las Palmas to resume La Liga.

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Municipality of Montilivi

13Paulo Gazzaniga

Dominik Takacs71

Caesar Blackman28

3Miguel Gutierrez

41′

Sharani Zuberu23

18Ladislav Krejci

Kevin Wimmer6

15Juanpe

72′

Guram Kashiya4

16Alexander French

44′

Kenan Bayrik12

4Arnau Martinez

Daniil Ignatenko77

68′

77′

21Yangel Herrera

7Christian Stuani

Tigran Barseghyan11

70′

11Arnaut Danjuma

Substitutes

41Pau Garcia

Martin Trnowski31

42Lucas Garcia

Adam Hrdina35

Siemens Voet2

33Mark Aznar

Lukas Pauszek25

35Antal Yaakobishvili

Matus Voitko27

28Sylvie Cloix

34Juan Arango

Alain Mustafik20

Trainer

Michelle Sanchez

Vladimir Weiss