Girona fullback Miguel Gutierrez scored within the first half and defender Juanpe added a second aim from a free kick within the 73rd minute as they beat guests Slovan Bratislava 2-0 on Tuesday to report their first victory within the Champions League.
The house aspect may have added to their lead as Cristhian Stuani’s late penalty was saved however they cruised to victory in entrance of their house crowd, who loudly hailed their heroes as they secured their first factors of their maiden European season after a dominant show.
Gutierrez and Dutch winger Arnaut Danjuma mixed brilliantly all through on the left wing, and it was Danjuma’s run to the byline and pull-back that arrange Gutierrez to interrupt the impasse for the Spaniards with a first-time end three minutes earlier than halftime.
Girona continued to outclass their Slovakian guests after the break and Dominik Takac saved brilliantly from Bojan Miovski within the 54th minute to stop the house aspect rising their lead.
Girona finally went 2-0 up when a direct free kick from Juanpe glanced off one of many gamers within the wall earlier than flying into the online.
Nonetheless, the momentum shifted late on when Stuani’s penalty was batted away by Takac and the guests created a number of probabilities.
They went shut twice in stoppage time as Tigran Barseghyan had a shot turned behind, and substitute Julius Szoke despatched a header from the ensuing nook bouncing off the highest of the crossbar.
Regardless of the late stress, Girona held on to take all three factors to go away them in twentieth place within the 36-team desk after Tuesday’s video games, whereas Slovan Bratislava stay backside after three straight defeats and with a aim distinction of -10.
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