Girona increases its problems after losing to Mallorca in a direct duel

RCD Mallorca won 0-1 this Friday in their visit to Girona FC for the opening match of matchday 34 in LaLiga EA Sports, a golden result for the Mallorcans in their fight for permanence, having squeezed out Samu Costa’s goal on the brink of half-time.

At the Montilivi Stadium, the locals approached the area defended by Leo Román in the 20th minute with a soft shot from Claudio Echeverri, to which Vedat Muriqi responded on the opposite side of the field with a close shot that was not rewarded. And in the 43rd minute it was 0-1, as Johan Mojica crossed from the left wing and Costa headed in from point-blank range.

After the break, Girona corrected its defensive errors and in attack soon entrusted itself to Viktor Tsygankov, who sent two chances to limbo. In the 53rd minute, the visiting goalkeeper deflected a shot by Joel Roca from the left side of the area with his body to the post; and in the 56th minute, Azzedine Ounahi crashed a hard right foot into the side of the other post.

The substitutions consolidated Girona’s dominance, but Alejandro Francés and then Cristhian Stuani and Bryan Gil ran into an inspired Leo Román in goal. Apart from a couple of unsuccessful counterattacks by Zito Luvumbo and Muriqi, the vermilion team barely attacked; Even so, the victory helped them reach the same 38 points as Girona.