Real Sociedad presented Girona with a sandpaper match and made their night bitter. The people from San Sebastián were very involved in the pressure, breathing down the necks of the red-and-white footballers, making the locals always feel very uncomfortable, as has been happening this season, very different from the previous one, in which almost everything went well for them. to Michel’s men.
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Paulo Gazzaniga, David López, Ladislav Krejcí, Alejandro Francés (Kim Min-Su, min. 71), Arnau Martínez, Donny van de Beek (Gabriel Misehouy, min. 58), Miguel Gutiérrez, Iván Martín, Yangel Herrera, Arnaut Danjuma and Bojan Miovski (Cristhian Stuani, min. 58)
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Álex Remiro, Jon Aramburu, Igor Zubeldia, Nayef Aguerd, Sergio Gómez, Luka Sucic, Mikel Oyarzabal (Sheraldo Becker, min. 79), Martín Zubimendi, Ander Barrenetxea (Javi López, min. 58), Brais Méndez (Beñat Turrientes, min. . 79) and Orri Óskarsson (Takefusa Kubo, min. 64)
Goals
0-1 min. 43: Oyarzabal
Referee César Soto Grado
Arnau Martinez (min. 29), Brais (min. 54), Yangel Herrera (min. 73)
Nothing seems the same anymore, except the style, which is non-negotiable, but football does not flow, everything becomes more predictable, and Real took advantage of that, so that after a few minutes of Girona’s fury, the ember came closer to its sardine . The hierarchy of players like Oyarzabal, Brais and Zubimendi was imposed little by little, and the game that was so unpleasant for the home team became comfortable for the outsiders who, in addition, in the last minutes of the first half, took the lead after a loss by Girona in midfield, Barrenetxea’s pinpoint center, perhaps the best on his team until then, and Oyarzabal’s header. Knocked out by the goal, the Catalans could have conceded another a minute later, but Sucic’s shot went high.
The half-time talk did not change anything in Girona, grayer than usual, while Real did not even have to entrench themselves in their area. Imanol’s team remained the same for a long time, and only the departure of Brais Méndez partially unbalanced their midfield. With Remiro solid every time the home team arrived, only Danjuma had the opportunity to tie with a shot that the goalkeeper resolved. In fact, Girona hardly tickled a very practical Real team that took the points from Montilivi without making excessive boasts.
