He Girona cherishes a historic qualification to compete in the next edition of the Champions League after beating UD Las Palmas in Gran Canaria (0-2) in a match with three penaltiesalthough only one converted, in the second half, by Artem Dovbyk.
The Ukrainian had missed another before the break, which David López finished off in the Catalan team’s first goal.
He yellow team had an impetuous startwith a suffocating high press, exhibiting more rhythm and speed than its rival, and finding spaces behind a visiting defense that was overwhelmed in the first minutes due to the desperation on the wing of its coach, Míchel Sánchez.
This is how the action in which Moleiro was knocked down by David López in the 6th minute. The referee signaled a penalty and, although the VAR invited him to review the play, he confirmed his initial decision.
Sandro executed the shot with forceGazzaniga guessed the side and the ball crashed into his faceleaving the Argentine goalkeeper somewhat shocked.
In their first serious appearance in the rival area, Girona also found themselves with a penalty in their favor. It was at the exit of a corner, when Kirian Rodríguez naïvely grabbed Eric García by the shirt.
The shot from eleven meters was executed by Dovbyk, without excessive force and placement, and was rejected by Valles, but David López was faster than Álex Suárez and sent the ball into the net.
The two plays that marked the first half came back to Las Palmas, extinguishing their initial momentum, which allowed Girona to grow in the game and reach halftime without any major upsets.
In the second half, an individual action by Yan Couto inside the area was interrupted by Mika Mármol with a knockdown that the referee punished again as a penalty. And history repeated itself. He went to see the VAR and reaffirmed his decision.
On his second attempt from eleven meters, Dovbyk changed the side of the shot and converted it, although Valles was close to aborting his shot again.
With the disadvantage increased, the UD Las Palmas coach, as a visitor.
The Catalan team was only concerned with uMoleiro’s long shot hit the crossbar in the 85th minute and a shot by Munir in extra time that Gazzaniga rejected.
Furthermore, Girona does not lose any of its players warned of suspension seven days before the duel against Barcelona in Montilivi, with second place in the league at stake.
2024-04-27 14:40:03
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