MADRID, 15 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Girona FC lost 0-1 at home against Villarreal CF this Tuesday and their aspirations for second place in LaLiga EA Sports have been complicated, in the course of matchday 36 where RCD Mallorca tied (1-1) during his visit to CA Osasuna, thus wasting a good opportunity to secure his stay.
At the El Sadar Stadium, the locals opened the scoring after fifteen minutes. José Arnaiz kicked a very distant free kick directly into the area and the Mallorca defense cleared it, but Jon Moncayola controlled the ball with his right foot and quickly executed a right cross, low shot, which meant 1-0.
The vermilion reaction was rewarded in the 65th minute, when Sergi Darder caught a clearance from the Osasunista defense on a corner on the edge of the area. Although his right semi-volley was not neat, under the Pamplona rain, the ball tripped over Rubén Peña and changed direction until it slipped into the goal defended by Aitor Fernández.
This result helped the Mallorcan team reach 36 points, seven ahead of Cádiz, who will visit Sevilla throughout the same day. For its part, Osasuna remains in the middle of the table, now with 41 points in its locker.
Meanwhile, in Montilivi, Míchel Sánchez’s pupils were left without loot despite their constant attacks on the Villarreal goal. Savinho created a great chance after half an hour, following a gallop down the left wing; He passed the ball to the opposite side and, there, Viktor Tsygankov sent his low and crossed left foot wide by a few centimeters.
Since then, Filip Jorgensen began to take center stage with his saves, which continued after the break. However, the ‘Yellow Submarine’ made it 0-1 in the 59th minute, thanks to an action created by Dani Parejo from the center of the field after combining with Alexander Sorloth.
The Norwegian striker turned on himself and assisted to the left, where the ball reached Gonçalo Guedes after Álex Baena let it pass between his legs. Guedes made a slalom inwards, shot with his right foot and the ball bounced off a defender, leaving himself available for Bertrand Traoré to score with a left-footed shot level with the grass and at the far post.
Girona responded soon, but Tsygankov hit the crossbar with his left foot. Despite his insistence until the final whistle, the local team lost and put its runner-up position in danger; Míchel’s team has 75 points, third and one away from FC Barcelona, which has played one less match. Opposite, Villarreal reached 51 points with this victory, speeding up its goal of entering the Conference League.
2024-05-14 22:05:41
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