Míchel’s men were able to overcome rocky Getafe thanks to goals from Yangel Herrera and Stuani, scorer of a brace
Eloi, the great captain, took the kick-off for the game of the season in front of the rojiblanca fans
In order not to lose the habit, Girona opened in Montilivi with victory. Míchel’s men overwhelmingly beat Getafe (3-0) in the first home game of the season thanks to goals from Yangel Herrera and Stuani. The Uruguayan could not miss his favorite appointment and, it was not enough with one, he had to score two. If the objective of this year is to make history, the thing a priori promises.
The heat made anyone back, but the Girona fans did not want to miss the team’s premiere in Montilivi in any way, even though the thermometer marked 35 degrees in the stadium. It seemed that fire fell. Even so, the majority took their shirts, flag and cap of rigor to encourage those of Míchel. I liked the stands, already full well before the start of the match to pay tribute to Eloi Amagat after recently announcing that he is retiring from football.
Eloi, the great captain, took the honor kick off in a match, the first of the 2023/24 season in Montilivi, in which Míchel introduced a single change compared to the eleven he played last week before the Royal Society. Iván Martín started to the detriment of Yan Couto. Thus, Girona came out with three midfielders, Tsygankov returned to the far right and Sávio moved to the left. Stuani remained the starting offensive reference.
The rojiblancos they were able to celebrate the first goal in Montilivi very soon. The action was reviewed for more than a minute, with the nerves that this entails, but it was worth it. After a collective move, Sávio received the ball, escaped down the left flank, controlled and crossed perfectly so that Yangel Herrera, with a precise header, beat David Soria. With the score 1-0, the most difficult part was already done. Getafe is a team that defends itself to the death, which is very difficult to beat because it accumulates players in the area, and against Girona they showed it again.
Just three minutes apart, the Madrid team saw three yellow cards. The first was Borja Mayoral for a dangerous game, then Mitrovic for a foul on Tsygankov and then Bordalás for protesting. Despite everything, Girona tried to overcome and get out of the rival’s pressure.
However, Getafe did not lose face in the game. In the first minutes of the second half, Bordalás’ men went straight to look for an equalizer until the rojiblancos regained control of the ball. A Stuani shot ended up in the hands of David Soria as a result of a combined play between Yangel Herrera and Tsygankov. He did not fail the next time he had. The Matador de Tala, determined to open the season in Montilivi with a goal, finished off with his right foot after receiving an assist from Miguel.
He didn’t have enough, and ten minutes later he saw it clearly when an attempt by Sávio slipped out of Soria’s hands. Stuani went to finish off directly to score the double. The years will pass, but he continues to do his best to lift attendees from their seats to cheer him on. Always Stuani. There are already seven seasons enjoying his goals. In the end, Dovbyk wanted to join the party, but he ran into the goalkeeper.