Oviedo Giron: Deadly Punch & Local News

GironaIt had to be a former Girona player, and from Girona, who stabbed Girona in Oviedo. Ilyas Chaira penalized the lousy match of Míchel’s side, who deservedly conceded their first defeat of 2026 against the bottom placed in the First Division (1-0). Whoever thought that the white-and-red goal will be something more than permanence, is completely wrong. Getting to 42 points is the only goal. At the moment, they have 25.

Al Carlos Tartiere, who is full of life and hope with this triumph, have waited for Girona with their claws at the ready. In fact, during the week they expressed that they took the match as if it were “the final of the World Cup”. Logical, taking into account their situation: bottom of the League, with a crisis of results that climbed to 14 games without winning, since September. A dynamic totally opposite to that of a Girona that, a priori, has visited a favorable stadium to add three by three and continue climbing places in the classification. Míchel’s team, which did not achieve its first victory until the eighth date of the championship, already in October, has tied more points in a month and a half of competition than in the first four.

The initial superiority, however, confused Girona, who made life more difficult as they failed to create their opportunities. Vanat’s poor marksmanship has been particularly poor, falling asleep in several situations in which he enjoyed a slight advantage. The Ukrainian has maintained a very intense fight with his scorer, David Costas, who has won most of the actions, and who even ended up with the center back on the ground and bleeding. Escandell, the goalkeeper of Oviedo, did not need to make any save of merit until the end, because there were no dangerous shots on goal until the added time.

The Girona players, more or less, have not been very regular. If in the first few minutes they were a dynamic team full of activity, especially thanks to Fran Beltrán’s good rhythm, then they became flat and self-conscious, without the ability to surprise. Only a few incursions by Àlex Moreno, Bryan Gil’s diagonal attempts or Iván Martín’s punctual excursions have destabilized the opposing defense, which has been able to alter the properties in attack of a Girona that this 2026 had not yet finished a game without seeing a goal.

The magic of Cazorla

Ter Stegen, who has not won either of the two games played, has not been required to make outstanding interventions before the goal either. Ilyas and Hassan put it to the test, but inspiration would come later. The punt, which seemed like a small thing, was already beginning to be taken for granted, seeing the football slumber, only broken by the appearance of Cazorla in the second half, cheered as if he were a God, who has unbalanced the monotony with his talent.

Because with a quarter of an hour left, the captain of Oviedo invented an assist between the lines towards Thiago, who gave it to Ilyas from Ripoll to push it into the back of the net. A couple of minutes earlier, Lemar scored a goal, and with 1-0 Míchel turned to Echeverri and Stuani. The equalizer came close in stoppage time, but Aarón deflected a Tsygankov free-kick and Witsel fired wide in a strategic move. All in vain.