Girona reinforced their good start in the League with a painful victory at the Sánchez Pizjuán against a Sevilla side that has not raised its head and has three consecutive defeats in the League. Mendilibar’s team is only good at playing in Europe, as demonstrated against Manchester City in the Super Cup. The start of this year for those from Nervión is reminiscent of the past with Julen Lopetegui. Girona already won here (0-2) last season.
With Olga Carmona, the side of the Spanish women’s team in the box and with the Sevilla players wearing the phrase “It’s over” on their chests in reference to the scandal of Luis Rubiales’ bad behavior after the final of the Women’s World Cup, the match began. played at a high pace. Sevilla was a very vertical team, as Mendilibar likes and Girona was looking for long possessions and not put so much whiplash into the game.
Girona scored early, after 16 minutes, from a set piece. Michel’s men threw a corner and after hitting the ball in Sow Yangel Hererra sent it into the net.
Girona had the second through Savinho, the man of the match, but it was Sevilla who equalized in the added time of the first half with a goal similar to 0-1. The goal came again from a set piece. After a bad clearance from the defense, a shot by Gudelj managed to beat Gazzaniga. And even before the break, at minute 50, Sevilla was able to score 2-1 through Suso, who sent the ball to the post.
The second part began with a very complete Girona, with Juanpe for Herrera. And at 56 Girona went ahead again. Tsygankov crossed and after another bad clearance from the defense Aleix García beat Dmitrovic with a shot from the top corner.
Sevilla went with everything up. In the 60 minute Rakitic scored from a very heeled shot that caught a perfect rope. When Sevilla was celebrating the tie, the VAR notified the referee, who went to the monitor and ruled that the Croatian was offside.
Sevilla pushed until the end. Pedrosa finished off the post. Girona made it 1-3 with a shot from Savinho hitting the post and an error from Dovbik on an empty goal. Already in the addition Gil Manzano whistled a penalty by the hand of David López, but the VAR annulled the maximum penalty. Girona resisted the nine added minutes.
