Girona is still fired and dreaming of promotion. and it is already one step closer after beating Almería 3-0 in the first leg of the semifinals. Francisco's men overwhelmed the Andalusians and were very comfortable from the start thanks to goals from Yoel and Yan Couto before the sixth minute of the match. Mamadou put the icing on the cake in the second half against an unrecognizable and completely overcome Almería.
Absolute madness. The 1,500 fans who witnessed the match in Montilivi barely had time to settle in their home towns when Yoel Bárcenas ahead of theirs on the scoreboard. The Panamanian headed into the back of the net a spectacular center by Gerard Gumbau from the right. With Almería dislodged after the goal, Francisco's men smelled the blood of their rival and went for it. Before 7 ', the second of the Girona team arrived at the boots of Yan Couto, who pushed a pass from Mamadou's death into the heart of the little girl, who had taken advantage of the space behind the visitor's rear. Steamroller completely and before 20 'the third for the locals could arrive. Yan Couto, unbalanced and electric, stood before Makaridze after a millimeter pass from Gumbau, but the Brazilian, with his left foot, was not able to overcome the goalkeeper's exit.
Almería could not find the formula. Asphyxiated on the inside, with no way out on the outside and the only recourse they had left was to look for Sadiq, whom Santi Bueno and Juanpe annulled perfectly in the first half, in which Rubí's men did not shoot between Juan's three sticks. Carlos.
Rubí didn't like him at all, he liked him in the first half and shook the bench already at half-time. Samu Costa and Aketxe, two offensive footballers trying to get at least one goal. It was not until the 60th minute that Almería managed to intimidate Girona in an action by Ramazzani, who entered the area from the right, but Lazo narrowly missed the shot. The improvement was timid, but insufficient, because Yoel Bárcenas reappeared, this time disguised as an assistant, to, with the spur, assist Mamadou Sylla, who did not fail and surpassed Makaridze in one for one. Not one more option was given by Francisco to Almería, which ended with clear gestures of rage and helplessness over the green of Montilivi, where they were beaten from start to finish.
(+) See the summary and the goals:
Data sheet:
Girona: Juan Carlos; Arnau, Juanpe, Good; Yan Couto, Cristoforo (Ramon Terrats, min.79), Monchu, Gumbau (Ibrahima Kebé, min.64), Franquesa (Aday, min.79); Yoel Bárcenas (Nahuel Bustos, min.79); and Mamadou (Pablo Moreno, min.87).
Almería: Makaridze; Balliu, Chumi, Maras (Samu Costa, min.45), Akieme; César de la Hoz, Morlanes, Carvalho (Aketxe, min.45); Lazo (Corpas, min.65), Ramazani (Juan Villar, min.73); and Sadiq ,.
Goals: 1-0, min.2: Yoel Bárcenas, 2-0, min.6: Yan Couto, 3-0, min.65: Mamadou Sylla
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Galician Committee.). He admonished the locals Juanpe (52 ') and Franquesa (53'), and the visitors Balliu (26 '), Ramazzani (29'), Makaridze (85 ')
Incidents: Match corresponding to the first leg of the promotion playoff semifinals played in Montilivi before 1,500 spectators.