Last Saturday, Barcelona beat Getafe 4-0, dropping Girona to third place and moving into the top two. At that time Barca was only 1 point ahead of Girona.
After two days, Girona regained their place in the top two by beating Rayo Viacano on Monday night. They won 3-0 at home in this match thanks to Brazilian star Saveo’s last-minute brace.
Girona’s points in 26 games are 59 in this great victory. Barca points 57 in equal match. Real Madrid, who are at the top of La Liga, have 65 points after playing the same match.
Girona has shown a great surprise this season. They started the season unbeaten in 15 matches. After a 4-0 thrashing by Real, Athletic also lost 3-2 to Bilbao. With two consecutive defeats, Girona is somewhat on the back foot. After that, the club is moving towards fulfilling the dream of winning the title again.
The first half of this match was goalless. However, Girona had several attacks. But they could not score. Finally, Girona came to play in the second half to break the deadlock.
Viktor Saydgankov scored for Girona in the 52nd minute of the match. Viekana became a team of 10 when Pep Chavarria saw a red card in the 76th minute of the match after conceding the goal. They took advantage of this weakness to score two more goals in extra time.
Finally, Girona left the field with a 3-0 victory.
MH/JIM
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